ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34811702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wildwood, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip23.1 min±5.3 min MOE
Worked from home15.2%±7.4 pp MOE
Drove alone57.1%±8.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.7%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 commute22.4 min → 23.1 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 15.2%▲ 9.5 pp

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

Public transit4.6% → 1.8%▼ 2.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone60.0% → 57.1%▼ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone57.1% ±8.5 pp
Carpool11.1% ±4.7 pp
Public transit1.8% ±1.8 pp
Walk11.6% ±6.3 pp
Bicycle1.8% ±2.4 pp
Work from home15.2% ±7.4 pp

Each share uses 2,777 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.

39thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65thWork-from-home percentile

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

77thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

58th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,130± 17 MOE
Workers age 16+2,777± 341 MOE
Workers with travel time2,354± 324 MOE
Estimated home workers423± 211 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.