ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34746302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Union City, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip33.1 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home7.9%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone33.6%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.7%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 commute34.6 min → 33.1 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.9% → 7.9%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit38.9% → 36.8%▼ 2.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone32.3% → 33.6%▲ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone33.6% ±2.4 pp
Carpool8.5% ±1.8 pp
Public transit36.8% ±3.0 pp
Walk10.0% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.3 pp
Work from home7.9% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 31,535 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.

91thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

18thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

100thTransit percentile

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

89th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate66,463± 59 MOE
Workers age 16+31,535± 1,023 MOE
Workers with travel time29,036± 930 MOE
Estimated home workers2,499± 378 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.