Commuting in Hunterdon 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 Hunterdon County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Hunterdon County spend about 62 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 258 hours, about 10.8 full days, spent commuting. That is 18% more time on the road than the New Jersey average of 26.2 minutes each way, a difference of 4.8 minutes.
Hunterdon County holds about 1.4% of New Jersey's population but accounts for roughly 1.6% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Hunterdon County would save about 103 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $3,200 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)
Hunterdon County
31.0 min
61.9 min
258 hrs/yr
$8,001
1,376
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
31.0
minutes to get to work in
Hunterdon County.
That's 38% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Among the 3 slowest counties in New Jersey
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 21.8% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Hunterdon County
Car:
74.4%
Worked at Home:
21.8%
Walked:
1.6%
Public Transportation:
1.5%unusually low
Other:
0.5%
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public transit is unusually rare in Hunterdon County: 5.6 times less than the New Jersey average (1.5% vs 8.1%).
Taking a taxi is unusually rare in Hunterdon County: 7.6 times less than the New Jersey average (0.1% vs 0.6%).
Biking is unusually rare in Hunterdon County: 3.2 times less than the New Jersey average (0.1% vs 0.3%).
Commute Mode Trends in Hunterdon County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Hunterdon 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
87.3%
6.9%
2.1%
2.6%
0.5%
0.1%
0.1%
0.4%
2010
87.3%
7.2%
1.8%
2.7%
0.7%
0.0%
0.1%
0.3%
2011
87.5%
7.3%
1.6%
2.6%
0.7%
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
2012
87.5%
7.7%
1.6%
2.3%
0.5%
0.1%
0.1%
0.3%
2013
88.1%
7.5%
1.5%
2.2%
0.4%
0.1%
0.0%
0.2%
2014
88.1%
7.5%
1.6%
2.2%
0.4%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
2015
87.8%
7.6%
1.8%
2.1%
0.4%
0.1%
0.0%
0.2%
2016
87.1%
7.9%
1.9%
2.4%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
2017
86.2%
8.7%
1.8%
2.6%
0.3%
0.2%
0.0%
0.1%
2018
85.5%
8.9%
2.0%
2.7%
0.3%
0.3%
0.1%
0.2%
2019
85.2%
9.0%
1.8%
3.1%
0.5%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
2020
83.5%
11.1%
1.7%
2.9%
0.4%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
2021
80.0%
15.2%
1.6%
2.3%
0.5%
0.2%
0.0%
0.1%
2022
77.5%
17.9%
1.7%
2.1%
0.5%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
2023
76.1%
19.7%
1.7%
1.7%
0.5%
0.0%
0.1%
0.1%
2024
74.4%
21.8%
1.6%
1.5%
0.5%
0.1%
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 2013 at 88.1%. Overall it fell from 87.3% in 2009 to 74.4% in 2024, down 12.9 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 10 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Hunterdon County: its share of workers rose from 6.9% in 2009 to 21.8% in 2024, up 14.9 percentage points. Most of that increase, 12.8 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Public transit lost the most ground, falling from 2.6% to 1.5% of workers (down 1.1 percentage points).
Commute Start Times in Hunterdon County
🚦Rush-Hour RegularsThe highest share of rush-hour departures among New Jersey's 21 counties: 56.1% of commuters leave between 6:30 and 8:29 AM.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Hunterdon County?
The bars show when commuters in Hunterdon 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 AMHunterdon County3.4%New Jersey3.9%
3.4%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMHunterdon County2.9%New Jersey3.1%
2.9%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMHunterdon County3.5%New Jersey3.9%
3.5%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMHunterdon County8.4%New Jersey8.0%
8.4%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMHunterdon County11.1%New Jersey8.9%
11.1%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMHunterdon County16.4%New Jersey14.2%
16.4%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMHunterdon County14.4%New Jersey11.8%
14.4%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMHunterdon County14.3%New Jersey14.0%
14.3%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMHunterdon County7.1%New Jersey7.6%
7.1%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMHunterdon County7.8%New Jersey8.1%
7.8%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMHunterdon County2.9%New Jersey3.2%
2.9%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMHunterdon County1.1%New Jersey1.5%
1.1%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMHunterdon County4.4%New Jersey6.3%
4.4%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMHunterdon County2.5%New Jersey5.4%
2.5%
Hunterdon CountyNew JerseySource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Hunterdon County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 16.4% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.2% across New Jersey. Early starts are less common than in New Jersey: 9.8% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 10.9% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in New Jersey: 56.1% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 49.0% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (18.6%) 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 Hunterdon 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 Hunterdon 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 Hunterdon 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
Hunterdon County
New Jersey
United States
2009
7:42 AM
7:48 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:43 AM
7:49 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:44 AM
7:49 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:44 AM
7:50 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:42 AM
7:51 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:44 AM
7:51 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:44 AM
7:51 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:42 AM
7:51 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:41 AM
7:50 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:43 AM
7:50 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:41 AM
7:49 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:40 AM
7:49 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:40 AM
7:49 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:42 AM
7:50 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:41 AM
7:50 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:39 AM
7:50 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Hunterdon County were on the road by 7:39 AM, 3 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:42 AM). That goes against the trend across New Jersey, where the typical commuter now leaves 2 minutes later than in 2009. Commuters in Hunterdon 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 Hunterdon County has moved 2 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Hunterdon County in the whole series.
How does Hunterdon County's commute time compare?
Metric
Hunterdon County
New Jersey
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
31.0 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
21.8%
16.8%
15.0%
Walked
1.6%
2.6%
2.4%
Public Transit
1.5%
8.1%
3.2%
The average commute time in Hunterdon County is 31.0 minutes, longer than the 26.2 minutes in New Jersey.
1.5% 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.
Hunterdon County, NJ Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Hunterdon County, NJ is the 5th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 130,145 residents against a local median of 349,714. The measure that sets Hunterdon County, NJ apart most is one-way commute: 31.0 min, 30% above the local median of 23.8 min. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves spread 9.2 min on one-way commute, so Hunterdon County, NJ sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Hunterdon County, NJ has the 6th lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Hunterdon County, New Jersey?
Commuters here spend an estimated 258 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $8,001 at a typical national wage. That's 18% more than the typical New Jersey commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Hunterdon County, New Jersey?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Hunterdon 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 Hunterdon County, New Jersey?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 1.5% 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).