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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 28.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 9.8%, 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 34466202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Milltown, New Jersey

Name: Commute estimates for Milltown borough, New Jersey
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 28.7 min one way; 9.8% worked from home, 80.8% drove alone, and 12.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip28.7 min±6.3 min MOE

Worked from home9.8%±4.2 pp MOE

Drove alone80.8%±7.4 pp MOE

60+ minute trip12.3%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 Milltown borough's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.6 percentage points.

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

Mean commute28.8 min → 28.7 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.2% → 9.8%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit3.4% → 3.4%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.3% → 80.8%▼ 2.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Milltown borough residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 80.8%; 3.4% used public transit and 9.8% worked from home.

Drive alone80.8% ±7.4 pp

Carpool4.9% ±4.3 pp

Public transit3.4% ±2.3 pp

Walk0.7% ±0.8 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp

Work from home9.8% ±4.2 pp

Each share uses 4,093 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Milltown borough compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 71th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

71^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

40^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Milltown borough's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,093 workers age 16+, including 3,691 workers with reported travel time and 402 home workers.

Population estimate7,059± 23 MOE

Workers age 16+4,093± 374 MOE

Workers with travel time3,691± 404 MOE

Estimated home workers402± 177 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 Milltown 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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