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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 31.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 18.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 0.6 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 340232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Middlesex County, New Jersey

Name: Commute estimates for Middlesex County, New Jersey
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 31.2 min one way; 18.1% worked from home, 61.3% drove alone, and 14.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip31.2 min±0.6 min MOE

Worked from home18.1%±0.6 pp MOE

Drove alone61.3%±0.8 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 Middlesex County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.3 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 commute33.6 min → 31.2 min▼ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.5% → 18.1%▲ 6.6 pp

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

Public transit8.1% → 5.9%▼ 2.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.6% → 61.3%▼ 6.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Middlesex County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 61.3%; 5.9% used public transit and 18.1% worked from home.

Drive alone61.3% ±0.8 pp

Carpool8.1% ±0.4 pp

Public transit5.9% ±0.3 pp

Walk2.9% ±0.2 pp

Bicycle0.3% ±0.1 pp

Work from home18.1% ±0.6 pp

Each share uses 431,309 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Middlesex County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 83th percentile among covered 500k+ countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

83^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

56^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 56% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

83^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

88^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Middlesex County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 431,309 workers age 16+, including 353,360 workers with reported travel time and 77,949 home workers.

Population estimate871,290± — MOE

Workers age 16+431,309± 3,118 MOE

Workers with travel time353,360± 3,627 MOE

Estimated home workers77,949± 2,472 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 Middlesex 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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