ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34772702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Washington, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip34.1 min±8.9 min MOE
Worked from home13.5%±5.4 pp MOE
Drove alone78.6%±6.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.0%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 commute33.7 min → 34.1 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.1% → 13.5%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit3.3% → 3.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.2% → 78.6%▲ 5.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.6% ±6.6 pp
Carpool3.2% ±2.3 pp
Public transit3.2% ±3.7 pp
Walk1.2% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.7 pp
Work from home13.5% ±5.4 pp

Each share uses 3,807 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.

90thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

59thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

78th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,334± 27 MOE
Workers age 16+3,807± 417 MOE
Workers with travel time3,292± 412 MOE
Estimated home workers515± 214 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.