Average for workers who did not work from home.
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34796102024 5-YEAR
COMMUTE PROFILE
West New York, New Jersey
According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 34.5 min one way; 13.7% worked from home, 28.8% drove alone, and 17.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.
Mean one-way trip34.5 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home13.7%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone28.8%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.0%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 West New York town'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 +3.7 percentage points.
These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.
Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.
Public transportation excluding taxi.
Car, truck, or van—drove alone.
02 / MODE SHARE
How West New York town residents usually get to work
Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 28.8%; 37.1% used public transit and 13.7% worked from home.
Each share uses 27,147 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.
03 / PEER CONTEXT
How West New York town compares with similar-size places
This place's mean commute is at the 94th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.
Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.
Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.
The work-from-home share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.
The public-transit share is higher than about 100% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.
The 60+ minute share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.
04 / ESTIMATE BASE
The counts behind West New York town's commute shares
The 2024 estimates cover 27,147 workers age 16+, including 23,427 workers with reported travel time and 3,720 home workers.
Population estimate52,004± 42 MOE
Workers age 16+27,147± 1,121 MOE
Workers with travel time23,427± 1,093 MOE
Estimated home workers3,720± 626 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
All New Jersey reports →Comparable New Jersey commute records for West New York town
These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.