What is the average commute in Hillsborough CDP, New Jersey?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 32.0 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Hillsborough CDP, New Jersey work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 25.5%, 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 34318802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hillsborough, New Jersey

Name: Commute estimates for Hillsborough CDP, New Jersey
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 32.0 min one way; 25.5% worked from home, 67.9% drove alone, and 12.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip32.0 min±4.0 min MOE

Worked from home25.5%±3.6 pp MOE

Drove alone67.9%±2.0 pp MOE

60+ minute trip12.7%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 Hillsborough CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +11.9 percentage points.

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

Mean commute34.6 min → 32.0 min▼ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.6% → 25.5%▲ 11.9 pp

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

Public transit2.7% → 1.4%▼ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.3% → 67.9%▼ 8.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Hillsborough CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 67.9%; 1.4% used public transit and 25.5% worked from home.

Drive alone67.9% ±2.0 pp

Carpool4.0% ±1.6 pp

Public transit1.4% ±0.8 pp

Walk0.6% ±0.6 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp

Work from home25.5% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 13,393 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Hillsborough CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 84th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

84^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 84% 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.

73^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Hillsborough CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 13,393 workers age 16+, including 9,978 workers with reported travel time and 3,415 home workers.

Population estimate22,585± 1,068 MOE

Workers age 16+13,393± 785 MOE

Workers with travel time9,978± 642 MOE

Estimated home workers3,415± 522 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 Hillsborough CDP

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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