What is the average commute in Old Tappan borough, New Jersey?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 33.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 19.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 6.2 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 34548702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Old Tappan, New Jersey

Name: Commute estimates for Old Tappan borough, New Jersey
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 33.7 min one way; 19.5% worked from home, 60.5% drove alone, and 21.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip33.7 min±7.6 min MOE

Worked from home19.5%±6.2 pp MOE

Drove alone60.5%±8.2 pp MOE

60+ minute trip21.0%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 Tappan borough's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -3.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute37.1 min → 33.7 min▼ 3.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.4% → 19.5%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit11.2% → 5.9%▼ 5.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone64.2% → 60.5%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Old Tappan borough residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 60.5%; 5.9% used public transit and 19.5% worked from home.

Drive alone60.5% ±8.2 pp

Carpool3.4% ±2.9 pp

Public transit5.9% ±4.3 pp

Walk5.2% ±5.3 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp

Work from home19.5% ±6.2 pp

Each share uses 2,733 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Old Tappan borough compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 90th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

90^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

78^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Old Tappan borough's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,733 workers age 16+, including 2,200 workers with reported travel time and 533 home workers.

Population estimate6,008± 23 MOE

Workers age 16+2,733± 226 MOE

Workers with travel time2,200± 293 MOE

Estimated home workers533± 175 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 Tappan 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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