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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 31.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 9.8%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.1 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 34184902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Dunellen, New Jersey

Name: Commute estimates for Dunellen borough, New Jersey
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 31.7 min one way; 9.8% worked from home, 70.4% drove alone, and 18.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip31.7 min±8.5 min MOE

Worked from home9.8%±4.1 pp MOE

Drove alone70.4%±7.5 pp MOE

60+ minute trip18.0%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 Dunellen borough's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +5.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.3 percentage points.

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

Mean commute26.2 min → 31.7 min▲ 5.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.4% → 9.8%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit4.2% → 4.5%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.9% → 70.4%▼ 6.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Dunellen borough residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 70.4%; 4.5% used public transit and 9.8% worked from home.

Drive alone70.4% ±7.5 pp

Carpool7.9% ±4.9 pp

Public transit4.5% ±2.9 pp

Walk0.0% ±0.5 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp

Work from home9.8% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 3,968 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Dunellen borough compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 83th percentile among covered under 25k places; 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 places in the under 25k population band.

40^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Dunellen borough's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,968 workers age 16+, including 3,580 workers with reported travel time and 388 home workers.

Population estimate7,911± 29 MOE

Workers age 16+3,968± 521 MOE

Workers with travel time3,580± 496 MOE

Estimated home workers388± 170 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 Dunellen 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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