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Warren County Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commuting in Warren 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 Warren County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Warren 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 257 hours, about 10.7 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 4.6 minutes.

Warren County holds about 1.2% of New Jersey's population but accounts for roughly 1.4% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Warren County would save about 103 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $3,183 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)
Warren County 30.8 min 61.6 min 257 hrs/yr $7,958 1,097
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.

Commute Time Map: New Jersey Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in New Jersey
  1. Cape May County (18.1 min)
  2. Cumberland County (21.2 min)
  3. Atlantic County (21.6 min)
Slowest commutes among counties in New Jersey
  1. Hudson County (32.7 min)
  2. Sussex County (32.6 min)
  3. Hunterdon County (31.0 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

Warren County
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Average commute time

On average, it takes 30.8 minutes to get to work in Warren County. That's 37% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

Among the 5 slowest counties in New Jersey

The most common departure window is 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM, followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 12.5% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Warren County

  • Car: 82.4%
  • Worked at Home: 12.5%
  • Walked: 1.8%
  • Public Transportation: 1.8% unusually low
  • Other: 1.2%
  • Bicycle: 0.2%
  • Taxi: 0.1% unusually low
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1%

Public transit is unusually rare in Warren County: 4.5 times less than the New Jersey average (1.8% vs 8.1%).

Taking a taxi is unusually rare in Warren County: 5.5 times less than the New Jersey average (0.1% vs 0.6%).

Commute Mode Trends in Warren County, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Warren 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 Bicycle Taxi Motorcycle
2009 90.0% 4.5% 2.0% 2.6% 0.6% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 90.3% 4.8% 1.9% 2.0% 0.7% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0%
2011 90.4% 4.7% 1.8% 2.2% 0.7% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2012 91.1% 4.4% 1.5% 2.3% 0.4% 0.2% 0.0% 0.1%
2013 90.8% 4.8% 1.4% 2.2% 0.5% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2014 90.5% 5.0% 1.3% 2.3% 0.5% 0.3% 0.0% 0.1%
2015 89.6% 4.9% 1.2% 3.0% 0.5% 0.5% 0.2% 0.1%
2016 90.1% 4.8% 1.2% 2.8% 0.4% 0.4% 0.2% 0.1%
2017 89.9% 4.9% 1.1% 2.9% 0.5% 0.4% 0.2% 0.1%
2018 90.1% 4.6% 1.2% 2.5% 0.7% 0.4% 0.3% 0.1%
2019 89.7% 4.8% 1.5% 2.4% 0.7% 0.4% 0.4% 0.0%
2020 88.8% 6.1% 1.3% 2.4% 1.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.0%
2021 85.9% 8.7% 1.2% 2.7% 1.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.0%
2022 84.7% 9.8% 1.4% 2.4% 1.3% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0%
2023 83.6% 11.5% 1.3% 2.2% 1.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0%
2024 82.4% 12.5% 1.8% 1.8% 1.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2012 at 91.1%. Overall it fell from 90.0% in 2009 to 82.4% in 2024, down 7.6 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 6 releases.

Working from home gained the most ground in Warren County: its share of workers rose from 4.5% in 2009 to 12.5% in 2024, up 8.0 percentage points. Most of that increase, 7.7 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Walking lost the most ground, falling from 2.6% to 1.8% of workers (down 0.8 percentage points).

Commute Start Times in Warren County

  • Early BirdThe earliest start among New Jersey's 21 counties: half of commuters are on the road by 7:25 AM.
  • Rush-Hour DodgersThe lowest share of rush-hour departures among New Jersey's 21 counties: only 43.2% of commuters leave between 6:30 and 8:29 AM.
  • Dawn PatrolThe 2nd-highest share of pre-6 AM departures among New Jersey's 21 counties: 16.3% of commuters leave before 6 AM.

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Warren County?

The bars show when commuters in Warren 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
6.1%
5:00-5:29 AM
4.8%
5:30-5:59 AM
5.4%
6:00-6:29 AM
13.5%
6:30-6:59 AM
9.8%
7:00-7:29 AM
12.5%
7:30-7:59 AM
10.8%
8:00-8:29 AM
10.1%
8:30-8:59 AM
5.2%
9:00-9:59 AM
6.1%
10:00-10:59 AM
2.9%
11:00-11:59 AM
1.0%
12:00-3:59 PM
6.0%
4:00-11:59 PM
5.8%

Warren County New Jersey Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Warren County is 6:00-6:29 AM, when 13.5% of commuters leave home, compared with 8.0% across New Jersey. Early starts are more common than in New Jersey: 16.3% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 10.9% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in New Jersey: 43.2% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 49.0% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (21.9%) 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 Warren 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 Warren 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 Warren 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 Warren County New Jersey United States
2009 7:26 AM 7:48 AM 7:37 AM
2010 7:29 AM 7:49 AM 7:38 AM
2011 7:30 AM 7:49 AM 7:38 AM
2012 7:30 AM 7:50 AM 7:38 AM
2013 7:29 AM 7:51 AM 7:39 AM
2014 7:30 AM 7:51 AM 7:39 AM
2015 7:29 AM 7:51 AM 7:38 AM
2016 7:28 AM 7:51 AM 7:38 AM
2017 7:28 AM 7:50 AM 7:38 AM
2018 7:28 AM 7:50 AM 7:37 AM
2019 7:27 AM 7:49 AM 7:37 AM
2020 7:24 AM 7:49 AM 7:37 AM
2021 7:25 AM 7:49 AM 7:37 AM
2022 7:28 AM 7:50 AM 7:37 AM
2023 7:27 AM 7:50 AM 7:38 AM
2024 7:25 AM 7:50 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Warren County were on the road by 7:25 AM, 1 minute earlier than in 2009 (7:26 AM). That goes against the trend across New Jersey, where the typical commuter now leaves 2 minutes later than in 2009. Commuters in Warren County now leave 13 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Warren County has moved 2 minutes earlier.

How does Warren County's commute time compare?

Metric Warren County New Jersey US Average
Avg. Commute Time 30.8 min 26.2 min 22.4 min
Departure Window 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 12.5% 16.8% 15.0%
Walked 1.8% 2.6% 2.4%
Public Transit 1.8% 8.1% 3.2%

The average commute time in Warren County is 30.8 minutes, longer than the 26.2 minutes in New Jersey.

1.8% commute by public transit, lower than the 8.1% in New Jersey. 1.8% commute by walking, lower than the 2.6% in New Jersey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Warren County, NJ Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Warren County, NJ is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 110,807 residents against a local median of 167,515. The measure that sets Warren County, NJ apart most is work from home: 12.5%, 16% below the local median of 14.9%.

The counties themselves spread 10.4% on work from home, so Warren County, NJ sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Warren County, NJ has the 5th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home Typical departure
Warren County, NJ 110,807 30.8 min #4/6 12.5% #5/6 7:25 AM #1/6
Hunterdon County, NJ 130,145 31.0 min 21.8% 7:39 AM
Northampton County, PA 318,250 21.9 min 14.4% 7:33 AM
Monroe County, PA 167,515 28.7 min 11.4% 7:40 AM
Sussex County, NJ 145,409 32.6 min 14.9% 7:27 AM
Morris County, NJ 514,287 25.8 min 21.8% 7:54 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Warren County, New Jersey.

How much does the average commute cost workers in Warren County, New Jersey?

Commuters here spend an estimated 257 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $7,958 at a typical national wage. That's 18% more than the typical New Jersey commuter spends.

When is rush hour worst in Warren County, New Jersey?

Traffic peaks between 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM in Warren County, 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.

How common is public transit use in Warren County, New Jersey?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 1.8% 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).