Commuting in Gloucester 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 Gloucester County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Gloucester County spend about 51 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 214 hours, about 8.9 full days, spent commuting. That is 2% less time on the road than the New Jersey average of 26.2 minutes each way, a difference of 0.4 minutes.
Gloucester County holds about 3.3% of New Jersey's population but accounts for roughly 3.2% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Gloucester County would save about 86 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,659 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)
Gloucester County
25.7 min
51.5 min
214 hrs/yr
$6,648
1,674
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
25.7
minutes to get to work in
Gloucester County.
That's 15% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 14.9% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Gloucester County
Car:
80.9%
Worked at Home:
14.9%
Walked:
1.6%
Public Transportation:
1.3%unusually low
Other:
0.8%
Taxi:
0.4%
Bicycle:
0.1%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%
Public transit is unusually rare in Gloucester County: 6.4 times less than the New Jersey average (1.3% vs 8.1%).
Commute Mode Trends in Gloucester County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Gloucester 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
Walked
Public Transportation
Other
Taxi
Motorcycle
Bicycle
2009
91.9%
3.0%
1.8%
2.5%
0.6%
0.0%
0.1%
0.1%
2010
91.8%
3.1%
1.6%
2.6%
0.7%
0.0%
0.1%
0.1%
2011
91.8%
3.1%
1.6%
2.6%
0.8%
0.0%
0.1%
0.1%
2012
92.3%
2.9%
1.5%
2.3%
0.9%
0.0%
0.1%
0.1%
2013
92.7%
2.6%
1.5%
2.1%
0.8%
0.0%
0.1%
0.2%
2014
92.8%
2.8%
1.4%
1.9%
0.8%
0.0%
0.1%
0.3%
2015
92.5%
2.9%
1.5%
1.9%
0.8%
0.0%
0.1%
0.3%
2016
92.0%
3.3%
1.4%
2.2%
0.8%
0.0%
0.1%
0.3%
2017
91.9%
3.3%
1.3%
2.3%
0.7%
0.1%
0.1%
0.3%
2018
91.6%
3.8%
1.1%
2.2%
0.8%
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
2019
91.2%
4.0%
1.3%
2.4%
0.9%
0.1%
0.0%
0.2%
2020
88.4%
6.5%
1.2%
2.6%
0.8%
0.4%
0.0%
0.2%
2021
86.1%
9.2%
1.1%
2.3%
0.7%
0.4%
0.0%
0.2%
2022
83.8%
11.3%
1.4%
2.0%
0.9%
0.3%
0.0%
0.2%
2023
82.6%
13.1%
1.3%
1.7%
0.7%
0.4%
0.1%
0.2%
2024
80.9%
14.9%
1.6%
1.3%
0.8%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2014 at 92.8%. Overall it fell from 91.9% in 2009 to 80.9% in 2024, down 11.0 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 10 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Gloucester County: its share of workers rose from 3.0% in 2009 to 14.9% in 2024, up 11.9 percentage points. Most of that increase, 10.9 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Public transit lost the most ground, falling from 2.5% to 1.3% of workers (down 1.2 percentage points).
Commute Start Times in Gloucester County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Gloucester County?
The bars show when commuters in Gloucester 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 AMGloucester County4.6%New Jersey3.9%
4.6%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMGloucester County2.9%New Jersey3.1%
2.9%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMGloucester County5.4%New Jersey3.9%
5.4%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMGloucester County9.3%New Jersey8.0%
9.3%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMGloucester County9.6%New Jersey8.9%
9.6%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMGloucester County14.4%New Jersey14.2%
14.4%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMGloucester County12.9%New Jersey11.8%
12.9%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMGloucester County11.9%New Jersey14.0%
11.9%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMGloucester County6.2%New Jersey7.6%
6.2%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMGloucester County5.7%New Jersey8.1%
5.7%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMGloucester County3.0%New Jersey3.2%
3.0%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMGloucester County1.5%New Jersey1.5%
1.5%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMGloucester County6.2%New Jersey6.3%
6.2%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMGloucester County6.5%New Jersey5.4%
6.5%
Gloucester CountyNew JerseySource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Gloucester County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 14.4% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.2% across New Jersey. Early starts are more common than in New Jersey: 12.9% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 10.9% there. The morning rush looks much like New Jersey's: 48.8% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 49.0% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (22.8%) 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 Gloucester 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 Gloucester 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 Gloucester 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
Gloucester County
New Jersey
United States
2009
7:36 AM
7:48 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:36 AM
7:49 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:36 AM
7:49 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:36 AM
7:50 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:36 AM
7:51 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:36 AM
7:51 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:34 AM
7:51 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:33 AM
7:51 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:33 AM
7:50 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:34 AM
7:50 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:32 AM
7:49 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:33 AM
7:49 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:33 AM
7:49 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:33 AM
7:50 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:35 AM
7:50 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:39 AM
7:50 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Gloucester County were on the road by 7:39 AM, 3 minutes later than in 2009 (7:36 AM). New Jersey followed the same path, with the typical start moving 2 minutes later. Commuters in Gloucester County now leave 1 minute later than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Gloucester County has moved 7 minutes later. The 2024 release is the latest typical start for Gloucester County in the whole series.
How does Gloucester County's commute time compare?
Metric
Gloucester County
New Jersey
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
25.7 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
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
08:00 AM – 08:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
14.9%
16.8%
15.0%
Walked
1.6%
2.6%
2.4%
Public Transit
1.3%
8.1%
3.2%
The average commute time in Gloucester County is about the same as in New Jersey.
1.3% commute by public transit, lower than the 8.1% in New Jersey. 1.6% commute by walking, lower than the 2.6% in New Jersey.
Gloucester County, NJ Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Gloucester County, NJ is the 4th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 306,962 residents against a local median of 526,561. Nothing separates Gloucester 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% above the local median at 25.7 min against 23.4 min. Gloucester County, NJ has the 4th lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Gloucester County, New Jersey.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Gloucester County, New Jersey?
Commuters here spend an estimated 214 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $6,648 at a typical national wage. That's 2% less than the typical New Jersey commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Gloucester County, New Jersey?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Gloucester County, New Jersey. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Is public transportation a realistic commute option in Gloucester County, New Jersey?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 1.3% of commuters use it versus 8.1% in New Jersey, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
How do commute times compare across counties in New Jersey?
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).