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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 32.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 18.9%, 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 340252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Monmouth County, New Jersey

Name: Commute estimates for Monmouth County, New Jersey
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 32.1 min one way; 18.9% worked from home, 64.6% drove alone, and 16.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip32.1 min±0.7 min MOE

Worked from home18.9%±0.7 pp MOE

Drove alone64.6%±0.8 pp MOE

60+ minute trip16.8%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 Monmouth County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +6.9 percentage points.

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

Mean commute34.0 min → 32.1 min▼ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.0% → 18.9%▲ 6.9 pp

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

Public transit6.7% → 5.2%▼ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.9% → 64.6%▼ 6.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Monmouth County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 64.6%; 5.2% used public transit and 18.9% worked from home.

Drive alone64.6% ±0.8 pp

Carpool7.5% ±0.5 pp

Public transit5.2% ±0.3 pp

Walk1.7% ±0.2 pp

Bicycle0.5% ±0.1 pp

Work from home18.9% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 324,037 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Monmouth County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 89th percentile among covered 500k+ countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

89^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

62^thWork-from-home percentile

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

80^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

92^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Monmouth County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 324,037 workers age 16+, including 262,846 workers with reported travel time and 61,191 home workers.

Population estimate645,353± — MOE

Workers age 16+324,037± 2,651 MOE

Workers with travel time262,846± 3,043 MOE

Estimated home workers61,191± 2,183 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 Monmouth 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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