New Jersey Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commute Time Burden in New Jersey: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in New Jersey spend about 53 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 221 hours, about 9.2 full days, spent commuting.

That is 18% more time on the road than the US average of 22.5 minutes each way, a difference of 4.1 minutes.

New Jersey holds about 2.7% of US's population but accounts for roughly 3.2% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in New Jersey would save about 89 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,746 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)
New Jersey 26.6 min 53.1 min 221 hrs/yr $6,865 2,109
US 22.5 min 44.9 min 187 hrs/yr $5,803 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.

Commute Time Map: New Jersey Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in New Jersey
  1. Cape May County (18.1 min)
  2. Cumberland County (20.8 min)
  3. Atlantic County (21.6 min)
Slowest commutes among counties in New Jersey
  1. Hudson County (32.9 min)
  2. Sussex County (32.3 min)
  3. Hunterdon County (31.1 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

On average, it takes 26.6 minutes to get to work in New Jersey. That's 18% longer than the 22.5-minute U.S. average.

Among the 5 slowest states in US

The most common departure window is 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Most people travel to work by Car , followed by Worked at Home . About 15.0% work from home.

Commute mode distribution

  • Car: 71.4%
  • Worked at Home: 15.0%
  • Public Transportation: 8.5%
  • Walked: 2.6%
  • Other: 1.6%
  • Taxi: 0.5%
  • Bicycle: 0.3%
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low

Motorcycle commuting is unusually low in New Jersey: 4.2 times less than the US average (0.0% vs 0.1%).

How does New Jersey's commute time compare?

Metric New Jersey US Average
Avg. Commute Time 26.6 min 22.5 min
Work From Home 15.0% 13.4%
Walked 2.6% 2.4%
Public Transit 8.5% 3.5%

The average commute time in New Jersey is 26.6 minutes, longer than the 22.5 minutes in US.

8.5% commute by public transit, higher than the 3.5% in US. 2.6% commute by walking, higher than the 2.4% in US.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in New Jersey.

What is the financial impact of commuting in New Jersey?

Commuters here spend an estimated 221 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $6,865 at a typical national wage. That's 18% more than the typical US commuter spends.

What are the busiest morning travel hours in New Jersey?

Traffic peaks between 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM in New Jersey. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:00 AM – 07:29 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 (20.8 min), Atlantic County (21.6 min). The longest are in Hudson County (32.9 min), Sussex County (32.3 min), Hunterdon County (31.1 min).