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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 28.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 16.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 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 34263402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Glassboro, New Jersey

Name: Commute estimates for Glassboro borough, New Jersey
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 28.1 min one way; 16.7% worked from home, 66.8% drove alone, and 11.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip28.1 min±3.7 min MOE

Worked from home16.7%±3.5 pp MOE

Drove alone66.8%±3.9 pp MOE

60+ minute trip11.2%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 Glassboro borough's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +7.6 percentage points.

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

Mean commute29.0 min → 28.1 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.2% → 16.7%▲ 7.6 pp

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

Public transit2.6% → 2.0%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.1% → 66.8%▼ 7.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Glassboro borough residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 66.8%; 2.0% used public transit and 16.7% worked from home.

Drive alone66.8% ±3.9 pp

Carpool5.6% ±2.0 pp

Public transit2.0% ±1.6 pp

Walk6.5% ±1.9 pp

Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp

Work from home16.7% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 11,238 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Glassboro borough compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 69th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

69^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

78^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Glassboro borough's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 11,238 workers age 16+, including 9,358 workers with reported travel time and 1,880 home workers.

Population estimate23,717± 29 MOE

Workers age 16+11,238± 646 MOE

Workers with travel time9,358± 649 MOE

Estimated home workers1,880± 405 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 Glassboro 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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