What is the average commute in Old Bridge CDP, New Jersey?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 33.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Old Bridge CDP, New Jersey work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 12.0%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.6 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 34546902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Old Bridge, New Jersey

Name: Commute estimates for Old Bridge CDP, New Jersey
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 33.6 min one way; 12.0% worked from home, 71.4% drove alone, and 14.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip33.6 min±3.4 min MOE

Worked from home12.0%±2.6 pp MOE

Drove alone71.4%±3.3 pp MOE

60+ minute trip14.4%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 Old Bridge CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -6.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.7 percentage points.

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

Mean commute40.1 min → 33.6 min▼ 6.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.4% → 12.0%▲ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit9.9% → 6.0%▼ 3.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.7% → 71.4%▲ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Old Bridge CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 71.4%; 6.0% used public transit and 12.0% worked from home.

Drive alone71.4% ±3.3 pp

Carpool8.9% ±2.2 pp

Public transit6.0% ±1.3 pp

Walk0.5% ±0.3 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp

Work from home12.0% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 14,502 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Old Bridge CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 92th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

92^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

42^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

91^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

88^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Old Bridge CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 14,502 workers age 16+, including 12,755 workers with reported travel time and 1,747 home workers.

Population estimate28,236± 1,362 MOE

Workers age 16+14,502± 983 MOE

Workers with travel time12,755± 927 MOE

Estimated home workers1,747± 391 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 Old Bridge CDP

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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