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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 34.5 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 20.8%, 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 34344702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Iselin, New Jersey

Name: Commute estimates for Iselin CDP, New Jersey
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 34.5 min one way; 20.8% worked from home, 55.0% drove alone, and 16.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip34.5 min±7.3 min MOE

Worked from home20.8%±3.6 pp MOE

Drove alone55.0%±5.5 pp MOE

60+ minute trip16.5%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 Iselin 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 +5.7 percentage points.

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

Mean commute37.2 min → 34.5 min▼ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.1% → 20.8%▲ 5.7 pp

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

Public transit16.2% → 12.4%▼ 3.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone61.9% → 55.0%▼ 6.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Iselin CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 55.0%; 12.4% used public transit and 20.8% worked from home.

Drive alone55.0% ±5.5 pp

Carpool4.9% ±2.3 pp

Public transit12.4% ±6.0 pp

Walk3.5% ±2.0 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp

Work from home20.8% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 9,748 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Iselin CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 91th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

91^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Iselin CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 9,748 workers age 16+, including 7,720 workers with reported travel time and 2,028 home workers.

Population estimate19,551± 1,646 MOE

Workers age 16+9,748± 1,106 MOE

Workers with travel time7,720± 1,015 MOE

Estimated home workers2,028± 417 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 Iselin 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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