ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34530402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Haledon, New Jersey

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 30.9 min one way; 19.0% worked from home, 64.4% drove alone, and 14.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip30.9 min±4.9 min MOE
Worked from home19.0%±4.9 pp MOE
Drove alone64.4%±5.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.2%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 North Haledon borough's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +2.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.8 percentage points.

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

Mean commute28.9 min → 30.9 min▲ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.2% → 19.0%▲ 5.8 pp

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

Public transit3.2% → 4.7%▲ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.6% → 64.4%▼ 8.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How North Haledon borough residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 64.4%; 4.7% used public transit and 19.0% worked from home.

Drive alone64.4% ±5.1 pp
Carpool8.5% ±4.0 pp
Public transit4.7% ±2.8 pp
Walk1.6% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home19.0% ±4.9 pp

Each share uses 4,371 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How North Haledon borough compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 80th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

80thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind North Haledon borough's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,371 workers age 16+, including 3,541 workers with reported travel time and 830 home workers.

Population estimate8,778± 35 MOE
Workers age 16+4,371± 355 MOE
Workers with travel time3,541± 330 MOE
Estimated home workers830± 223 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 North Haledon 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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