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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 34.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 13.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.4 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 34772702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Washington, New Jersey

Name: Commute estimates for Washington borough, New Jersey
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 34.1 min one way; 13.5% worked from home, 78.6% drove alone, and 12.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip34.1 min±8.9 min MOE

Worked from home13.5%±5.4 pp MOE

Drove alone78.6%±6.6 pp MOE

60+ minute trip12.0%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 Washington borough's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.5 percentage points.

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

Mean commute33.7 min → 34.1 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.1% → 13.5%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit3.3% → 3.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.2% → 78.6%▲ 5.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Washington borough residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 78.6%; 3.2% used public transit and 13.5% worked from home.

Drive alone78.6% ±6.6 pp

Carpool3.2% ±2.3 pp

Public transit3.2% ±3.7 pp

Walk1.2% ±1.4 pp

Bicycle0.4% ±0.7 pp

Work from home13.5% ±5.4 pp

Each share uses 3,807 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Washington borough compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 90th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

90^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

59^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

78^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Washington borough's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,807 workers age 16+, including 3,292 workers with reported travel time and 515 home workers.

Population estimate7,334± 27 MOE

Workers age 16+3,807± 417 MOE

Workers with travel time3,292± 412 MOE

Estimated home workers515± 214 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 Washington 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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