What is the average commute in Harrison town, New Jersey?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 40.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Harrison town, New Jersey work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 19.8%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.6 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 34302102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Harrison, New Jersey

Name: Commute estimates for Harrison town, New Jersey
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 40.7 min one way; 19.8% worked from home, 31.3% drove alone, and 24.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip40.7 min±5.6 min MOE

Worked from home19.8%±3.6 pp MOE

Drove alone31.3%±6.2 pp MOE

60+ minute trip24.6%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 Harrison town's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +2.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +8.4 percentage points.

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

Mean commute37.7 min → 40.7 min▲ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.4% → 19.8%▲ 8.4 pp

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

Public transit35.0% → 29.4%▼ 5.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone36.5% → 31.3%▼ 5.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Harrison town residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 31.3%; 29.4% used public transit and 19.8% worked from home.

Drive alone31.3% ±6.2 pp

Carpool7.2% ±2.3 pp

Public transit29.4% ±4.6 pp

Walk6.5% ±3.0 pp

Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp

Work from home19.8% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 12,212 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Harrison town compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 98th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

98^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

100^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 100% 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 Harrison town's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 12,212 workers age 16+, including 9,795 workers with reported travel time and 2,417 home workers.

Population estimate20,369± 49 MOE

Workers age 16+12,212± 673 MOE

Workers with travel time9,795± 778 MOE

Estimated home workers2,417± 463 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 Harrison town

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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