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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 32.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Newark 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 0.7 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 34510002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Newark, New Jersey

Name: Commute estimates for Newark city, New Jersey
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 32.6 min one way; 7.3% worked from home, 49.1% drove alone, and 15.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip32.6 min±1.3 min MOE

Worked from home7.3%±0.7 pp MOE

Drove alone49.1%±1.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip15.5%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 Newark city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.5 percentage points.

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

Mean commute33.7 min → 32.6 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.8% → 7.3%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit21.4% → 19.3%▼ 2.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone52.9% → 49.1%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Newark city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 49.1%; 19.3% used public transit and 7.3% worked from home.

Drive alone49.1% ±1.7 pp

Carpool11.4% ±1.1 pp

Public transit19.3% ±1.2 pp

Walk5.1% ±0.7 pp

Bicycle0.3% ±0.1 pp

Work from home7.3% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 129,145 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Newark city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 93th percentile among covered 100k–500k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

93^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 93% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

7^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 93% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

99^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

91^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Newark city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 129,145 workers age 16+, including 119,763 workers with reported travel time and 9,382 home workers.

Population estimate310,178± 77 MOE

Workers age 16+129,145± 2,715 MOE

Workers with travel time119,763± 2,752 MOE

Estimated home workers9,382± 927 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 Newark city

These 3 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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