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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 41.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 26.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 8.3 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 34228602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fanwood, New Jersey

Name: Commute estimates for Fanwood borough, New Jersey
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 41.6 min one way; 26.1% worked from home, 61.9% drove alone, and 27.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip41.6 min±10.8 min MOE

Worked from home26.1%±8.3 pp MOE

Drove alone61.9%±5.6 pp MOE

60+ minute trip27.9%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 Fanwood borough's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -3.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute44.7 min → 41.6 min▼ 3.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home22.0% → 26.1%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit11.1% → 10.2%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone59.1% → 61.9%▲ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Fanwood borough residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 61.9%; 10.2% used public transit and 26.1% worked from home.

Drive alone61.9% ±5.6 pp

Carpool0.8% ±0.8 pp

Public transit10.2% ±3.1 pp

Walk0.8% ±0.9 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp

Work from home26.1% ±8.3 pp

Each share uses 4,137 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Fanwood 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.

90^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Fanwood borough's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,137 workers age 16+, including 3,059 workers with reported travel time and 1,078 home workers.

Population estimate7,799± 56 MOE

Workers age 16+4,137± 452 MOE

Workers with travel time3,059± 321 MOE

Estimated home workers1,078± 363 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 Fanwood 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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