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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 28.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 17.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 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 34684602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Somerville, New Jersey

Name: Commute estimates for Somerville borough, New Jersey
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 28.2 min one way; 17.1% worked from home, 66.8% drove alone, and 12.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip28.2 min±3.8 min MOE

Worked from home17.1%±3.4 pp MOE

Drove alone66.8%±4.1 pp MOE

60+ minute trip12.9%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 Somerville borough's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +2.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +8.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute25.4 min → 28.2 min▲ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.0% → 17.1%▲ 8.1 pp

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

Public transit1.5% → 2.2%▲ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.5% → 66.8%▼ 5.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Somerville borough residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 66.8%; 2.2% used public transit and 17.1% worked from home.

Drive alone66.8% ±4.1 pp

Carpool6.2% ±2.4 pp

Public transit2.2% ±1.2 pp

Walk4.6% ±2.7 pp

Bicycle0.5% ±0.4 pp

Work from home17.1% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 7,916 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Somerville borough compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 69th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

69^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Somerville borough's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,916 workers age 16+, including 6,562 workers with reported travel time and 1,354 home workers.

Population estimate13,410± 30 MOE

Workers age 16+7,916± 390 MOE

Workers with travel time6,562± 391 MOE

Estimated home workers1,354± 278 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 Somerville 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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