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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 27.4 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 15.5%, 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 340072024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Camden County, New Jersey

Name: Commute estimates for Camden County, New Jersey
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 27.4 min one way; 15.5% worked from home, 67.6% drove alone, and 8.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip27.4 min±0.6 min MOE

Worked from home15.5%±0.7 pp MOE

Drove alone67.6%±0.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip8.5%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 Camden County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.9 percentage points.

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

Mean commute28.4 min → 27.4 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.6% → 15.5%▲ 5.9 pp

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

Public transit5.8% → 4.6%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.7% → 67.6%▼ 5.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Camden County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 67.6%; 4.6% used public transit and 15.5% worked from home.

Drive alone67.6% ±0.7 pp

Carpool8.7% ±0.5 pp

Public transit4.6% ±0.5 pp

Walk1.7% ±0.2 pp

Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp

Work from home15.5% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 254,202 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Camden County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 52th percentile among covered 500k+ countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

52^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

38^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 62% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

77^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

57^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Camden County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 254,202 workers age 16+, including 214,761 workers with reported travel time and 39,441 home workers.

Population estimate527,257± — MOE

Workers age 16+254,202± 2,685 MOE

Workers with travel time214,761± 2,675 MOE

Estimated home workers39,441± 1,746 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 Camden 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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