ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34740002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Trenton, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip26.9 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home7.1%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone57.7%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.6%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 commute25.4 min → 26.9 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.5% → 7.1%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit7.7% → 6.6%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone57.8% → 57.7%▼ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone57.7% ±3.2 pp
Carpool15.8% ±2.7 pp
Public transit6.6% ±1.5 pp
Walk3.9% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.3 pp
Work from home7.1% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 35,509 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.

59thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 59% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

13thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

71th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate90,338± 38 MOE
Workers age 16+35,509± 1,335 MOE
Workers with travel time32,978± 1,391 MOE
Estimated home workers2,531± 483 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.