ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34790402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Westfield, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip36.7 min±4.1 min MOE
Worked from home34.3%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone49.7%±4.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip25.8%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 commute37.1 min → 36.7 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home23.8% → 34.3%▲ 10.5 pp

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

Public transit16.6% → 11.8%▼ 4.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone53.9% → 49.7%▼ 4.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone49.7% ±4.6 pp
Carpool2.1% ±0.9 pp
Public transit11.8% ±2.0 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home34.3% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 15,115 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.

97thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

97thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

99th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate31,111± 47 MOE
Workers age 16+15,115± 679 MOE
Workers with travel time9,930± 795 MOE
Estimated home workers5,185± 624 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.