ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34730202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tinton Falls, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip30.3 min±5.5 min MOE
Worked from home17.0%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone72.1%±4.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.5%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute29.3 min → 30.3 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.1% → 17.0%▲ 5.9 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit3.8% → 4.0%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.6% → 72.1%▼ 5.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.1% ±4.8 pp
Carpool6.0% ±2.4 pp
Public transit4.0% ±2.1 pp
Walk0.9% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home17.0% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 9,834 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

78thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate19,361± 53 MOE
Workers age 16+9,834± 628 MOE
Workers with travel time8,162± 706 MOE
Estimated home workers1,672± 320 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.