Commuting in Camden County, New Jersey: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.
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Commute Time Burden in Camden County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Camden County spend about 47 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 195 hours, about 8.1 full days, spent commuting. That is 10% less time on the road than the New Jersey average of 26.2 minutes each way, a difference of 2.7 minutes.
Camden County holds about 5.6% of New Jersey's population but accounts for roughly 5.1% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Camden County would save about 78 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,423 at the same national wage assumption used above.
Area
One-Way Commute
Daily Round-Trip
Yearly Time Spent
Estimated Yearly Cost
Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Camden County
23.4 min
46.9 min
195 hrs/yr
$6,058
2,052
New Jersey
26.2 min
52.4 min
218 hrs/yr
$6,764
2,109
United States
22.4 min
44.8 min
187 hrs/yr
$5,790
1,355
The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it
as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day
on non-highway roads, come from proprietary
Ticon and
TrafficZoom data.
On average, it takes
23.4
minutes to get to work in
Camden County.
That's 5% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 15.5% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Camden County
Car:
76.2%
Worked at Home:
15.5%
Public Transportation:
4.6%
Walked:
1.7%
Other:
1.0%
Taxi:
0.7%
Bicycle:
0.2%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%
Commute Mode Trends in Camden County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Camden County get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.
Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show commute mode data by year
Year
Car
Worked at Home
Public Transportation
Walked
Other
Taxi
Bicycle
Motorcycle
2009
85.4%
2.9%
8.1%
2.3%
0.8%
0.2%
0.3%
0.1%
2010
85.7%
2.8%
7.9%
2.3%
0.8%
0.2%
0.3%
0.1%
2011
85.7%
2.9%
8.0%
2.1%
0.8%
0.2%
0.3%
0.0%
2012
86.0%
3.0%
7.9%
1.9%
0.8%
0.1%
0.2%
0.0%
2013
85.9%
3.1%
8.1%
1.9%
0.8%
0.1%
0.2%
0.0%
2014
86.2%
3.2%
7.7%
1.9%
0.7%
0.1%
0.2%
0.0%
2015
86.2%
3.3%
7.5%
1.9%
0.7%
0.1%
0.2%
0.1%
2016
86.2%
3.3%
7.4%
1.9%
0.9%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
2017
85.9%
3.4%
7.4%
2.0%
0.9%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
2018
85.7%
3.5%
7.3%
2.0%
0.9%
0.3%
0.2%
0.1%
2019
85.8%
3.7%
7.2%
1.8%
0.9%
0.4%
0.2%
0.1%
2020
83.7%
6.4%
6.6%
1.7%
0.9%
0.4%
0.2%
0.0%
2021
81.2%
9.6%
5.8%
1.7%
1.0%
0.5%
0.2%
0.0%
2022
79.2%
11.8%
5.4%
1.7%
1.0%
0.6%
0.2%
0.1%
2023
78.0%
13.7%
4.9%
1.6%
1.0%
0.6%
0.2%
0.0%
2024
76.2%
15.5%
4.6%
1.7%
1.0%
0.7%
0.2%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2014 at 86.2%. Overall it fell from 85.4% in 2009 to 76.2% in 2024, down 9.2 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 5 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Camden County: its share of workers rose from 2.9% in 2009 to 15.5% in 2024, up 12.6 percentage points. Most of that increase, 11.8 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Public transit lost the most ground, falling from 8.1% to 4.6% of workers (down 3.5 percentage points).
Working from home overtook public transit to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2021 release and has stayed ahead since.
Commute Start Times in Camden County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Camden County?
The bars show when commuters in Camden County leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show New Jersey for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.
12:00-4:59 AM
12:00-4:59 AMCamden County4.5%New Jersey3.9%
4.5%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMCamden County3.2%New Jersey3.1%
3.2%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMCamden County4.6%New Jersey3.9%
4.6%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMCamden County8.8%New Jersey8.0%
8.8%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMCamden County9.3%New Jersey8.9%
9.3%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMCamden County13.3%New Jersey14.2%
13.3%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMCamden County11.3%New Jersey11.8%
11.3%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMCamden County13.0%New Jersey14.0%
13.0%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMCamden County6.9%New Jersey7.6%
6.9%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMCamden County7.1%New Jersey8.1%
7.1%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMCamden County2.7%New Jersey3.2%
2.7%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMCamden County1.4%New Jersey1.5%
1.4%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMCamden County6.6%New Jersey6.3%
6.6%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMCamden County7.3%New Jersey5.4%
7.3%
Camden CountyNew JerseySource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Camden County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 13.3% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.2% across New Jersey. Early starts are more common than in New Jersey: 12.3% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 10.9% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in New Jersey: 46.8% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 49.0% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (25.2%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.
When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.
See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Camden County, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.
Is Camden County Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024
Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Camden County next to New Jersey and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.
Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show typical departure times by year
Year
Camden County
New Jersey
United States
2009
7:46 AM
7:48 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:46 AM
7:49 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:46 AM
7:49 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:47 AM
7:50 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:48 AM
7:51 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:48 AM
7:51 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:48 AM
7:51 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:46 AM
7:51 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:44 AM
7:50 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:44 AM
7:50 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:46 AM
7:49 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:46 AM
7:49 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:48 AM
7:49 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:48 AM
7:50 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:48 AM
7:50 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:47 AM
7:50 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Camden County were on the road by 7:47 AM, almost exactly the same as in 2009. Across New Jersey, meanwhile, the typical commuter now leaves 2 minutes later than in 2009. Commuters in Camden County now leave 9 minutes later than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM).
How does Camden County's commute time compare?
Metric
Camden County
New Jersey
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
23.4 min
26.2 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
08:00 AM – 08:29 AM
08:00 AM – 08:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
15.5%
16.8%
15.0%
Walked
1.7%
2.6%
2.4%
Public Transit
4.6%
8.1%
3.2%
The average commute time in Camden County is 23.4 minutes, shorter than the 26.2 minutes in New Jersey.
4.6% commute by public transit, lower than the 8.1% in New Jersey. 1.7% commute by walking, lower than the 2.6% in New Jersey.
Camden County, NJ Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Camden County, NJ is typical in size for this group, 526,561 residents against a local median of 467,571, so the measures below are close to a like for like comparison. Nothing separates Camden County, NJ sharply from the counties around it. Each measure below lands within 15% of the local median, close enough that the differences are within what survey sampling alone would produce.
The largest of those small differences is one-way commute, 10% below the local median at 23.4 min against 26.0 min. Camden County, NJ has the 2nd lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Camden County, New Jersey.
What is the financial impact of commuting in Camden County, New Jersey?
Commuters here spend an estimated 195 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $6,058 at a typical national wage. That's 10% less than the typical New Jersey commuter spends.
What are the busiest morning travel hours in Camden County, New Jersey?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Camden County, New Jersey. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Which counties in New Jersey have the fastest and slowest commutes?
Among counties in New Jersey, the shortest average commutes are in Cape May County (18.1 min), Cumberland County (21.2 min), Atlantic County (21.6 min). The longest are in Hudson County (32.7 min), Sussex County (32.6 min), Hunterdon County (31.0 min).