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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 36.0 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 25.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 10.2 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 34485102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mountainside, New Jersey

Name: Commute estimates for Mountainside borough, New Jersey
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 36.0 min one way; 25.1% worked from home, 54.2% drove alone, and 24.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip36.0 min±8.6 min MOE

Worked from home25.1%±10.2 pp MOE

Drove alone54.2%±9.2 pp MOE

60+ minute trip24.5%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 Mountainside borough's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.9 percentage points.

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

Mean commute38.3 min → 36.0 min▼ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home23.1% → 25.1%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit9.2% → 8.1%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone56.9% → 54.2%▼ 2.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Mountainside borough residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 54.2%; 8.1% used public transit and 25.1% worked from home.

Drive alone54.2% ±9.2 pp

Carpool10.8% ±5.7 pp

Public transit8.1% ±3.9 pp

Walk1.4% ±1.1 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp

Work from home25.1% ±10.2 pp

Each share uses 3,329 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Mountainside borough compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 94th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

94^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Mountainside borough's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,329 workers age 16+, including 2,494 workers with reported travel time and 835 home workers.

Population estimate7,049± 18 MOE

Workers age 16+3,329± 242 MOE

Workers with travel time2,494± 336 MOE

Estimated home workers835± 346 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 Mountainside 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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