What is the average commute in Franklin Lakes borough, New Jersey?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 36.5 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 32.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 7.5 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 34249902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Franklin Lakes, New Jersey

Name: Commute estimates for Franklin Lakes borough, New Jersey
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 36.5 min one way; 32.3% worked from home, 52.3% drove alone, and 24.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip36.5 min±6.9 min MOE

Worked from home32.3%±7.5 pp MOE

Drove alone52.3%±6.8 pp MOE

60+ minute trip24.2%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 Franklin Lakes borough's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +10.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute35.0 min → 36.5 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home22.2% → 32.3%▲ 10.1 pp

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

Public transit6.8% → 6.6%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.3% → 52.3%▼ 10.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Franklin Lakes borough residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 52.3%; 6.6% used public transit and 32.3% worked from home.

Drive alone52.3% ±6.8 pp

Carpool4.4% ±2.6 pp

Public transit6.6% ±2.7 pp

Walk1.1% ±1.3 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp

Work from home32.3% ±7.5 pp

Each share uses 4,931 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Franklin Lakes borough compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 95th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

95^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Franklin Lakes borough's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,931 workers age 16+, including 3,340 workers with reported travel time and 1,591 home workers.

Population estimate11,084± 24 MOE

Workers age 16+4,931± 354 MOE

Workers with travel time3,340± 398 MOE

Estimated home workers1,591± 389 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 Franklin Lakes 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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