ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34371102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kinnelon, New Jersey

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 34.3 min one way; 21.2% worked from home, 67.2% drove alone, and 17.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip34.3 min±5.0 min MOE
Worked from home21.2%±3.7 pp MOE
Drove alone67.2%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.9%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 Kinnelon borough's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +8.2 percentage points.

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

Mean commute34.5 min → 34.3 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.0% → 21.2%▲ 8.2 pp

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

Public transit4.7% → 4.5%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.4% → 67.2%▼ 10.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Kinnelon borough residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 67.2%; 4.5% used public transit and 21.2% worked from home.

Drive alone67.2% ±4.2 pp
Carpool7.1% ±3.0 pp
Public transit4.5% ±1.7 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home21.2% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 5,108 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Kinnelon borough 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.

91thMean commute percentile

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

82thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Kinnelon borough's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 5,108 workers age 16+, including 4,025 workers with reported travel time and 1,083 home workers.

Population estimate10,013± 49 MOE
Workers age 16+5,108± 374 MOE
Workers with travel time4,025± 362 MOE
Estimated home workers1,083± 203 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 Kinnelon 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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