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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 33.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 27.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 10.6 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 34776002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Watchung, New Jersey

Name: Commute estimates for Watchung borough, New Jersey
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 33.6 min one way; 27.1% worked from home, 60.4% drove alone, and 19.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip33.6 min±8.9 min MOE

Worked from home27.1%±10.6 pp MOE

Drove alone60.4%±10.5 pp MOE

60+ minute trip19.2%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 Watchung borough's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +8.3 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 → 33.6 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.8% → 27.1%▲ 8.3 pp

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

Public transit7.7% → 7.8%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.3% → 60.4%▼ 7.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Watchung borough residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 60.4%; 7.8% used public transit and 27.1% worked from home.

Drive alone60.4% ±10.5 pp

Carpool3.3% ±3.9 pp

Public transit7.8% ±3.1 pp

Walk1.3% ±1.4 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp

Work from home27.1% ±10.6 pp

Each share uses 3,194 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Watchung borough 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.

92^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Watchung borough's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,194 workers age 16+, including 2,328 workers with reported travel time and 866 home workers.

Population estimate6,485± 27 MOE

Workers age 16+3,194± 339 MOE

Workers with travel time2,328± 420 MOE

Estimated home workers866± 351 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 Watchung 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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