What is the average commute in Linden city, New Jersey?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 31.5 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Linden city, New Jersey work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 7.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.8 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 34403502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Linden, New Jersey

Name: Commute estimates for Linden city, New Jersey
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 31.5 min one way; 7.3% worked from home, 69.2% drove alone, and 14.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip31.5 min±2.6 min MOE

Worked from home7.3%±1.8 pp MOE

Drove alone69.2%±3.2 pp MOE

60+ minute trip14.4%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 Linden city'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 +2.4 percentage points.

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

Mean commute31.3 min → 31.5 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.8% → 7.3%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit8.7% → 6.5%▼ 2.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.2% → 69.2%▼ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Linden city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 69.2%; 6.5% used public transit and 7.3% worked from home.

Drive alone69.2% ±3.2 pp

Carpool11.2% ±2.5 pp

Public transit6.5% ±1.4 pp

Walk2.5% ±1.1 pp

Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp

Work from home7.3% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 22,522 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Linden city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 85th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

85^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

14^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

92^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

88^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Linden city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 22,522 workers age 16+, including 20,882 workers with reported travel time and 1,640 home workers.

Population estimate44,192± 85 MOE

Workers age 16+22,522± 881 MOE

Workers with travel time20,882± 937 MOE

Estimated home workers1,640± 403 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 Linden city

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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