What is the average commute in Clifton city, New Jersey?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 28.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Clifton city, New Jersey work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 12.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.3 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 34136902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clifton, New Jersey

Name: Commute estimates for Clifton city, New Jersey
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 28.3 min one way; 12.5% worked from home, 66.5% drove alone, and 11.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip28.3 min±1.8 min MOE

Worked from home12.5%±1.3 pp MOE

Drove alone66.5%±1.9 pp MOE

60+ minute trip11.1%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 Clifton city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +6.8 percentage points.

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

Mean commute28.1 min → 28.3 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 12.5%▲ 6.8 pp

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

Public transit7.7% → 9.0%▲ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.3% → 66.5%▼ 5.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Clifton city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 66.5%; 9.0% used public transit and 12.5% worked from home.

Drive alone66.5% ±1.9 pp

Carpool8.3% ±1.2 pp

Public transit9.0% ±1.3 pp

Walk1.9% ±0.6 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp

Work from home12.5% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 45,203 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Clifton city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 68th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

68^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 68% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

45^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

96^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

79^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Clifton city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 45,203 workers age 16+, including 39,556 workers with reported travel time and 5,647 home workers.

Population estimate89,379± 57 MOE

Workers age 16+45,203± 1,286 MOE

Workers with travel time39,556± 1,192 MOE

Estimated home workers5,647± 627 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 Clifton city

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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