What is the average commute in Smithville CDP, New Jersey?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 26.0 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 6.8%, 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 34681902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Smithville, New Jersey

Name: Commute estimates for Smithville CDP, New Jersey
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 26.0 min one way; 6.8% worked from home, 81.8% drove alone, and 6.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip26.0 min±6.8 min MOE

Worked from home6.8%±3.8 pp MOE

Drove alone81.8%±9.4 pp MOE

60+ minute trip6.1%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 Smithville CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed -0.3 percentage points.

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

Mean commute24.1 min → 26.0 min▲ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.1% → 6.8%▼ 0.3 pp

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

Public transit2.6% → 1.3%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.4% → 81.8%▲ 1.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Smithville CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 81.8%; 1.3% used public transit and 6.8% worked from home.

Drive alone81.8% ±9.4 pp

Carpool8.1% ±4.0 pp

Public transit1.3% ±1.6 pp

Walk0.4% ±0.5 pp

Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp

Work from home6.8% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 4,963 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Smithville CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 57th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

57^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

24^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

73^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

46^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Smithville CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,963 workers age 16+, including 4,625 workers with reported travel time and 338 home workers.

Population estimate9,545± 1,092 MOE

Workers age 16+4,963± 872 MOE

Workers with travel time4,625± 848 MOE

Estimated home workers338± 199 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 Smithville 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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