What is the average commute in Mount Arlington borough, New Jersey?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 36.5 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 21.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.3 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 34486902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mount Arlington, New Jersey

Name: Commute estimates for Mount Arlington borough, New Jersey
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 36.5 min one way; 21.1% worked from home, 71.5% drove alone, and 16.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip36.5 min±6.3 min MOE

Worked from home21.1%±5.3 pp MOE

Drove alone71.5%±4.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip16.7%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 Mount Arlington borough's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +10.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute39.3 min → 36.5 min▼ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.1% → 21.1%▲ 10.1 pp

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

Public transit2.3% → 1.6%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.4% → 71.5%▼ 7.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Mount Arlington borough residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 71.5%; 1.6% used public transit and 21.1% worked from home.

Drive alone71.5% ±4.7 pp

Carpool3.3% ±1.9 pp

Public transit1.6% ±1.8 pp

Walk0.8% ±0.9 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp

Work from home21.1% ±5.3 pp

Each share uses 3,259 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Mount Arlington borough compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 95th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

95^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82^thWork-from-home percentile

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

75^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 75% 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 Mount Arlington borough's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,259 workers age 16+, including 2,570 workers with reported travel time and 689 home workers.

Population estimate5,935± 18 MOE

Workers age 16+3,259± 255 MOE

Workers with travel time2,570± 250 MOE

Estimated home workers689± 180 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 Mount Arlington 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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