What is the average commute in Secaucus town, New Jersey?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 32.5 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Secaucus town, New Jersey work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 24.9%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.7 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 34665702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Secaucus, New Jersey

Name: Commute estimates for Secaucus town, New Jersey
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 32.5 min one way; 24.9% worked from home, 45.6% drove alone, and 13.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip32.5 min±4.1 min MOE

Worked from home24.9%±4.7 pp MOE

Drove alone45.6%±5.1 pp MOE

60+ minute trip13.2%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 Secaucus town's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +6.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute34.3 min → 32.5 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.8% → 24.9%▲ 6.1 pp

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

Public transit22.4% → 19.4%▼ 3.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone46.9% → 45.6%▼ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Secaucus town residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 45.6%; 19.4% used public transit and 24.9% worked from home.

Drive alone45.6% ±5.1 pp

Carpool6.4% ±2.5 pp

Public transit19.4% ±3.5 pp

Walk2.2% ±1.2 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp

Work from home24.9% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 11,607 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Secaucus town compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 86th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

86^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89^thWork-from-home percentile

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

100^thTransit percentile

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

82^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Secaucus town's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 11,607 workers age 16+, including 8,722 workers with reported travel time and 2,885 home workers.

Population estimate21,778± 32 MOE

Workers age 16+11,607± 643 MOE

Workers with travel time8,722± 695 MOE

Estimated home workers2,885± 570 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 Secaucus town

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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