ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34743302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Twin Rivers, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip28.1 min±7.1 min MOE
Worked from home18.8%±7.1 pp MOE
Drove alone58.3%±6.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.2%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 commute27.6 min → 28.1 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.3% → 18.8%▲ 7.5 pp

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

Public transit2.4% → 0.9%▼ 1.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.3% → 58.3%▼ 11.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone58.3% ±6.6 pp
Carpool13.0% ±5.3 pp
Public transit0.9% ±1.0 pp
Walk1.4% ±2.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home18.8% ±7.1 pp

Each share uses 4,856 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.

68thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

76thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

38th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,382± 770 MOE
Workers age 16+4,856± 688 MOE
Workers with travel time3,943± 606 MOE
Estimated home workers913± 370 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.