ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34731702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Towaco, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip35.7 min±10.9 min MOE
Worked from home25.0%±8.6 pp MOE
Drove alone65.3%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip24.3%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 commute30.4 min → 35.7 min▲ 5.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.4% → 25.0%▲ 11.6 pp

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

Public transit5.6% → 6.4%▲ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.6% → 65.3%▼ 11.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.3% ±4.5 pp
Carpool2.8% ±1.8 pp
Public transit6.4% ±4.3 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home25.0% ±8.6 pp

Each share uses 2,838 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.

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,612± 625 MOE
Workers age 16+2,838± 463 MOE
Workers with travel time2,128± 378 MOE
Estimated home workers710± 270 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.