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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 29.5 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 19.8%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.7 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.

PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34092502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Caldwell, New Jersey

Name: Commute estimates for Caldwell borough, New Jersey
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 29.5 min one way; 19.8% worked from home, 59.9% drove alone, and 14.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip29.5 min±5.4 min MOE

Worked from home19.8%±4.7 pp MOE

Drove alone59.9%±7.3 pp MOE

60+ minute trip14.5%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 Caldwell borough's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.4 percentage points.

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

Mean commute28.9 min → 29.5 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.4% → 19.8%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit6.6% → 6.7%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone64.7% → 59.9%▼ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Caldwell borough residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 59.9%; 6.7% used public transit and 19.8% worked from home.

Drive alone59.9% ±7.3 pp

Carpool6.4% ±3.8 pp

Public transit6.7% ±3.8 pp

Walk2.7% ±1.9 pp

Bicycle0.3% ±0.5 pp

Work from home19.8% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 4,786 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Caldwell borough compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 75th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

75^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Caldwell borough's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,786 workers age 16+, including 3,837 workers with reported travel time and 949 home workers.

Population estimate9,003± 26 MOE

Workers age 16+4,786± 328 MOE

Workers with travel time3,837± 371 MOE

Estimated home workers949± 233 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 Caldwell 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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