What is the average commute in Fair Haven borough, New Jersey?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 44.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 24.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.2 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 34224402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fair Haven, New Jersey

Name: Commute estimates for Fair Haven borough, New Jersey
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 44.1 min one way; 24.6% worked from home, 49.1% drove alone, and 35.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip44.1 min±10.6 min MOE

Worked from home24.6%±5.2 pp MOE

Drove alone49.1%±8.2 pp MOE

60+ minute trip35.3%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 Fair Haven borough's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +3.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +6.0 percentage points.

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

Mean commute40.5 min → 44.1 min▲ 3.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.6% → 24.6%▲ 6.0 pp

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

Public transit16.0% → 18.1%▲ 2.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone56.7% → 49.1%▼ 7.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Fair Haven borough residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 49.1%; 18.1% used public transit and 24.6% worked from home.

Drive alone49.1% ±8.2 pp

Carpool5.8% ±3.3 pp

Public transit18.1% ±6.0 pp

Walk0.9% ±1.2 pp

Bicycle0.5% ±0.8 pp

Work from home24.6% ±5.2 pp

Each share uses 3,035 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Fair Haven borough compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 99th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

99^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

100^th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Fair Haven borough's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,035 workers age 16+, including 2,288 workers with reported travel time and 747 home workers.

Population estimate6,170± 19 MOE

Workers age 16+3,035± 307 MOE

Workers with travel time2,288± 293 MOE

Estimated home workers747± 175 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 Fair Haven 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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