What is the average commute in Upper Saddle River borough, New Jersey?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 36.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Upper Saddle River borough, New Jersey work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 36.8%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 13.0 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 34751402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Upper Saddle River, New Jersey

Name: Commute estimates for Upper Saddle River borough, New Jersey
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 36.8 min one way; 36.8% worked from home, 47.1% drove alone, and 23.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip36.8 min±9.0 min MOE

Worked from home36.8%±13.0 pp MOE

Drove alone47.1%±7.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip23.4%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 Upper Saddle River borough's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +6.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +11.2 percentage points.

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

Mean commute30.3 min → 36.8 min▲ 6.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home25.6% → 36.8%▲ 11.2 pp

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

Public transit7.4% → 9.1%▲ 1.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone59.5% → 47.1%▼ 12.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Upper Saddle River borough residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 47.1%; 9.1% used public transit and 36.8% worked from home.

Drive alone47.1% ±7.7 pp

Carpool4.7% ±2.8 pp

Public transit9.1% ±3.1 pp

Walk1.0% ±1.1 pp

Bicycle0.2% ±0.5 pp

Work from home36.8% ±13.0 pp

Each share uses 3,783 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Upper Saddle River borough compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 95th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

95^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 96% 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 Upper Saddle River borough's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,783 workers age 16+, including 2,389 workers with reported travel time and 1,394 home workers.

Population estimate8,439± 24 MOE

Workers age 16+3,783± 366 MOE

Workers with travel time2,389± 382 MOE

Estimated home workers1,394± 509 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 Upper Saddle River 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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