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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 25.9 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 7.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.2 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 34364802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Keansburg, New Jersey

Name: Commute estimates for Keansburg borough, New Jersey
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 25.9 min one way; 7.5% worked from home, 65.1% drove alone, and 10.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip25.9 min±4.6 min MOE

Worked from home7.5%±4.2 pp MOE

Drove alone65.1%±5.6 pp MOE

60+ minute trip10.3%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 Keansburg borough's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -4.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.0 percentage points.

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

Mean commute30.7 min → 25.9 min▼ 4.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.4% → 7.5%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit3.4% → 6.6%▲ 3.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.9% → 65.1%▼ 9.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Keansburg borough residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 65.1%; 6.6% used public transit and 7.5% worked from home.

Drive alone65.1% ±5.6 pp

Carpool12.2% ±5.9 pp

Public transit6.6% ±4.0 pp

Walk2.0% ±2.3 pp

Bicycle2.0% ±1.6 pp

Work from home7.5% ±4.2 pp

Each share uses 4,910 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Keansburg borough compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 57th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

57^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

28^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 72% 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.

72^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Keansburg borough's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,910 workers age 16+, including 4,544 workers with reported travel time and 366 home workers.

Population estimate9,719± 26 MOE

Workers age 16+4,910± 477 MOE

Workers with travel time4,544± 455 MOE

Estimated home workers366± 207 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 Keansburg 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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