What is the average commute in Allendale borough, New Jersey?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 36.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Allendale borough, New Jersey work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 34.8%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 7.9 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.

PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34007002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Allendale, New Jersey

Name: Commute estimates for Allendale borough, New Jersey
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 36.3 min one way; 34.8% worked from home, 52.2% drove alone, and 23.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip36.3 min±10.9 min MOE

Worked from home34.8%±7.9 pp MOE

Drove alone52.2%±8.5 pp MOE

60+ minute trip23.9%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 Allendale borough's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +2.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +11.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute34.2 min → 36.3 min▲ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home23.6% → 34.8%▲ 11.1 pp

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

Public transit15.3% → 10.2%▼ 5.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone57.6% → 52.2%▼ 5.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Allendale borough residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 52.2%; 10.2% used public transit and 34.8% worked from home.

Drive alone52.2% ±8.5 pp

Carpool1.5% ±2.1 pp

Public transit10.2% ±5.9 pp

Walk0.7% ±0.7 pp

Bicycle0.2% ±0.4 pp

Work from home34.8% ±7.9 pp

Each share uses 2,894 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Allendale borough compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 94th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

94^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Allendale borough's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,894 workers age 16+, including 1,888 workers with reported travel time and 1,006 home workers.

Population estimate6,865± 44 MOE

Workers age 16+2,894± 302 MOE

Workers with travel time1,888± 348 MOE

Estimated home workers1,006± 252 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 Allendale borough

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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