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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 32.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 36.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 10.8 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 34549902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oradell, New Jersey

Name: Commute estimates for Oradell borough, New Jersey
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 32.3 min one way; 36.6% worked from home, 52.8% drove alone, and 19.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip32.3 min±6.4 min MOE

Worked from home36.6%±10.8 pp MOE

Drove alone52.8%±7.3 pp MOE

60+ minute trip19.6%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 Oradell borough's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -6.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +12.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute38.9 min → 32.3 min▼ 6.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home24.5% → 36.6%▲ 12.1 pp

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

Public transit14.5% → 7.5%▼ 6.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone52.3% → 52.8%▲ 0.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Oradell borough residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 52.8%; 7.5% used public transit and 36.6% worked from home.

Drive alone52.8% ±7.3 pp

Carpool0.9% ±0.9 pp

Public transit7.5% ±2.3 pp

Walk0.8% ±0.8 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp

Work from home36.6% ±10.8 pp

Each share uses 4,133 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Oradell borough compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 85th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

85^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% 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.

94^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Oradell borough's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,133 workers age 16+, including 2,621 workers with reported travel time and 1,512 home workers.

Population estimate8,235± 34 MOE

Workers age 16+4,133± 298 MOE

Workers with travel time2,621± 346 MOE

Estimated home workers1,512± 458 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 Oradell 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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