What is the average commute in Burlington County, New Jersey?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 29.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Burlington County, New Jersey work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 16.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 0.7 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · NJ · GEOID 340052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Burlington County, New Jersey

Name: Commute estimates for Burlington County, New Jersey
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 29.1 min one way; 16.7% worked from home, 72.8% drove alone, and 10.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip29.1 min±0.6 min MOE

Worked from home16.7%±0.7 pp MOE

Drove alone72.8%±1.1 pp MOE

60+ minute trip10.9%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 Burlington County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +6.7 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute29.6 min → 29.1 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.0% → 16.7%▲ 6.7 pp

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

Public transit2.7% → 2.1%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.5% → 72.8%▼ 5.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Burlington County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 72.8%; 2.1% used public transit and 16.7% worked from home.

Drive alone72.8% ±1.1 pp

Carpool6.3% ±0.5 pp

Public transit2.1% ±0.3 pp

Walk0.9% ±0.1 pp

Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp

Work from home16.7% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 237,719 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Burlington County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 85th percentile among covered 100k–500k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

85^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

83^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

91^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

86^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Burlington County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 237,719 workers age 16+, including 197,957 workers with reported travel time and 39,762 home workers.

Population estimate467,805± — MOE

Workers age 16+237,719± 2,006 MOE

Workers with travel time197,957± 2,613 MOE

Estimated home workers39,762± 1,642 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable New Jersey commute records for Burlington County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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