What is the average commute in Summit city, New Jersey?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 33.5 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Summit city, New Jersey work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 23.8%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.7 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 34714302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Summit, New Jersey

Name: Commute estimates for Summit city, New Jersey
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 33.5 min one way; 23.8% worked from home, 46.0% drove alone, and 22.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip33.5 min±3.6 min MOE

Worked from home23.8%±2.7 pp MOE

Drove alone46.0%±3.9 pp MOE

60+ minute trip22.7%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 Summit city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +9.4 percentage points.

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

Mean commute35.2 min → 33.5 min▼ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.4% → 23.8%▲ 9.4 pp

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

Public transit19.5% → 17.6%▼ 1.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone50.2% → 46.0%▼ 4.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Summit city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 46.0%; 17.6% used public transit and 23.8% worked from home.

Drive alone46.0% ±3.9 pp

Carpool3.3% ±1.5 pp

Public transit17.6% ±2.7 pp

Walk6.0% ±2.8 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp

Work from home23.8% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 11,229 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Summit city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 89th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

89^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 87% 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.

96^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Summit city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 11,229 workers age 16+, including 8,557 workers with reported travel time and 2,672 home workers.

Population estimate22,705± 45 MOE

Workers age 16+11,229± 460 MOE

Workers with travel time8,557± 485 MOE

Estimated home workers2,672± 321 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 Summit city

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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