ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34796102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

West New York, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip34.5 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home13.7%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone28.8%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.0%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 commute37.2 min → 34.5 min▼ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.0% → 13.7%▲ 3.7 pp

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

Public transit39.8% → 37.1%▼ 2.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone32.2% → 28.8%▼ 3.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone28.8% ±2.8 pp
Carpool6.6% ±1.5 pp
Public transit37.1% ±4.2 pp
Walk10.5% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±0.4 pp
Work from home13.7% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 27,147 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 25k–100k population band.

51thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 51% 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.

93th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate52,004± 42 MOE
Workers age 16+27,147± 1,121 MOE
Workers with travel time23,427± 1,093 MOE
Estimated home workers3,720± 626 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.