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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 31.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 5.8%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.2 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 34225602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fairview, New Jersey

Name: Commute estimates for Fairview borough, New Jersey
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 31.1 min one way; 5.8% worked from home, 49.9% drove alone, and 15.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip31.1 min±5.2 min MOE

Worked from home5.8%±3.2 pp MOE

Drove alone49.9%±7.3 pp MOE

60+ minute trip15.7%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 Fairview borough's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +0.5 percentage points.

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

Mean commute31.9 min → 31.1 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.3% → 5.8%▲ 0.5 pp

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

Public transit12.9% → 16.8%▲ 3.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone60.3% → 49.9%▼ 10.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Fairview borough residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 49.9%; 16.8% used public transit and 5.8% worked from home.

Drive alone49.9% ±7.3 pp

Carpool18.3% ±4.9 pp

Public transit16.8% ±3.6 pp

Walk5.4% ±4.6 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp

Work from home5.8% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 7,393 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Fairview borough compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 81th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

81^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 82% 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.

88^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Fairview borough's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,393 workers age 16+, including 6,963 workers with reported travel time and 430 home workers.

Population estimate15,099± 32 MOE

Workers age 16+7,393± 721 MOE

Workers with travel time6,963± 738 MOE

Estimated home workers430± 237 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 Fairview 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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