What is the average commute in Princeton Meadows CDP, New Jersey?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 33.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Princeton Meadows CDP, New Jersey work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 33.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 6.7 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 34609752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Princeton Meadows, New Jersey

Name: Commute estimates for Princeton Meadows CDP, New Jersey
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 33.8 min one way; 33.3% worked from home, 55.7% drove alone, and 18.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip33.8 min±5.8 min MOE

Worked from home33.3%±6.7 pp MOE

Drove alone55.7%±3.2 pp MOE

60+ minute trip18.9%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 Princeton Meadows CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +12.7 percentage points.

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

Mean commute36.6 min → 33.8 min▼ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home20.6% → 33.3%▲ 12.7 pp

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

Public transit8.1% → 4.4%▼ 3.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.3% → 55.7%▼ 10.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Princeton Meadows CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 55.7%; 4.4% used public transit and 33.3% worked from home.

Drive alone55.7% ±3.2 pp

Carpool4.9% ±2.3 pp

Public transit4.4% ±1.5 pp

Walk0.5% ±0.6 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp

Work from home33.3% ±6.7 pp

Each share uses 8,161 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Princeton Meadows CDP 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.

97^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Princeton Meadows CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 8,161 workers age 16+, including 5,442 workers with reported travel time and 2,719 home workers.

Population estimate15,561± 745 MOE

Workers age 16+8,161± 758 MOE

Workers with travel time5,442± 497 MOE

Estimated home workers2,719± 602 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 Princeton Meadows 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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