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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 31.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 14.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.8 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 34629102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ridgefield, New Jersey

Name: Commute estimates for Ridgefield borough, New Jersey
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 31.6 min one way; 14.3% worked from home, 56.3% drove alone, and 12.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip31.6 min±4.6 min MOE

Worked from home14.3%±3.8 pp MOE

Drove alone56.3%±6.4 pp MOE

60+ minute trip12.6%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 Ridgefield borough's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +8.6 percentage points.

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

Mean commute30.4 min → 31.6 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 14.3%▲ 8.6 pp

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

Public transit7.9% → 15.2%▲ 7.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone63.2% → 56.3%▼ 6.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Ridgefield borough residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 56.3%; 15.2% used public transit and 14.3% worked from home.

Drive alone56.3% ±6.4 pp

Carpool11.1% ±4.7 pp

Public transit15.2% ±4.0 pp

Walk0.8% ±0.7 pp

Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp

Work from home14.3% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 6,144 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Ridgefield borough compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 83th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

83^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

62^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Ridgefield borough's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 6,144 workers age 16+, including 5,267 workers with reported travel time and 877 home workers.

Population estimate11,498± 30 MOE

Workers age 16+6,144± 444 MOE

Workers with travel time5,267± 444 MOE

Estimated home workers877± 243 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 Ridgefield 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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