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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 33.0 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 21.8%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.2 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 340192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Name: Commute estimates for Hunterdon County, New Jersey
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 33.0 min one way; 21.8% worked from home, 69.5% drove alone, and 14.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip33.0 min±1.5 min MOE

Worked from home21.8%±1.2 pp MOE

Drove alone69.5%±1.6 pp MOE

60+ minute trip14.8%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 Hunterdon County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +6.6 percentage points.

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

Mean commute34.5 min → 33.0 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.2% → 21.8%▲ 6.6 pp

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

Public transit2.3% → 1.5%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.8% → 69.5%▼ 5.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Hunterdon County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 69.5%; 1.5% used public transit and 21.8% worked from home.

Drive alone69.5% ±1.6 pp

Carpool4.9% ±0.6 pp

Public transit1.5% ±0.4 pp

Walk1.6% ±0.5 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp

Work from home21.8% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 66,032 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Hunterdon County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 95th percentile among covered 100k–500k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

95^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

95^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

85^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

95^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Hunterdon County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 66,032 workers age 16+, including 51,653 workers with reported travel time and 14,379 home workers.

Population estimate130,160± — MOE

Workers age 16+66,032± 1,223 MOE

Workers with travel time51,653± 1,328 MOE

Estimated home workers14,379± 837 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 Hunterdon 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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