Cities in New Jersey by mean travel time to work

Edgewater, NJ had the highest mean travel time to work of 117 cities in 2021, at 43.6 minutes. Pleasantville, NJ had the lowest, at 20.4 minutes. The median was 30 minutes and the figure for New Jersey was 31.5 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest43.6Edgewater, NJ

Lowest20.4Pleasantville, NJ

Median30117 cities

New Jersey31.5History

Top 40 cities, 2021

minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2021 minutes
1	Edgewater, NJ Estimated	43.6
2	Tenafly, NJ Estimated	42.8
3	Chatham, NJ Estimated	41.2
4	Glen Rock, NJ Estimated	40.2
5	Metuchen, NJ Estimated	38.5
6	Cliffside Park, NJ Estimated	38.2
6	Hoboken, NJ Estimated	38.2
8	Guttenberg, NJ Estimated	37.7
8	Harrison, NJ Estimated	37.7
10	Ridgewood, NJ Estimated	37.6
11	West New York, NJ Estimated	37.2
12	Westfield, NJ Estimated	37.1
13	Hopatcong, NJ Estimated	36.9
14	Fort Lee, NJ Estimated	36.8
15	Jersey City, NJ Estimated	36.7
16	New Providence, NJ Estimated	36.3
17	Montvale, NJ Estimated	36.1
18	Ramsey, NJ Estimated	35.6
19	Summit, NJ Estimated	35.2
20	Bergenfield, NJ Estimated	35.1
20	Ringwood, NJ Estimated	35.1
20	Rutherford, NJ Estimated	35.1
23	Franklin Lakes, NJ Estimated	35
24	Bayonne, NJ Estimated	34.8
25	Union City, NJ Estimated	34.6
26	Kinnelon, NJ Estimated	34.5
27	Palisades Park, NJ Estimated	34.3
27	Secaucus, NJ Estimated	34.3
29	Sayreville, NJ Estimated	34.1
30	Newark, NJ Estimated	33.7
31	Fair Lawn, NJ Estimated	33.6
32	North Arlington, NJ Estimated	33.5
33	River Edge, NJ Estimated	33.4
34	South Amboy, NJ Estimated	33.1
35	North Plainfield, NJ Estimated	33
36	Plainfield, NJ Estimated	32.5
37	East Orange, NJ Estimated	32.3
38	Wood-Ridge, NJ Estimated	32.1
39	Rahway, NJ Estimated	32
40	Dumont, NJ Estimated	31.9
40	Fairview, NJ Estimated	31.9
42	Kearny, NJ Estimated	31.8
43	Hackensack, NJ Estimated	31.3
43	Linden, NJ Estimated	31.3
45	Hackettstown, NJ Estimated	31.2
45	Wanaque, NJ Estimated	31.2
47	Red Bank, NJ Estimated	31.1
48	Point Pleasant, NJ Estimated	30.9
49	Roselle, NJ Estimated	30.8
50	Oakland, NJ Estimated	30.7
51	East Rutherford, NJ Estimated	30.4
51	Paramus, NJ Estimated	30.4
51	Ridgefield, NJ Estimated	30.4
54	Lincoln Park, NJ Estimated	30.3
55	Englewood, NJ Estimated	30.2
55	New Milford, NJ Estimated	30.2
57	Hasbrouck Heights, NJ Estimated	30.1
57	Ocean City, NJ Estimated	30.1
59	Carteret, NJ Estimated	30
59	South River, NJ Estimated	30
61	Burlington, NJ Estimated	29.9
61	Wallington, NJ Estimated	29.9
63	Hillsdale, NJ Estimated	29.8
64	Long Branch, NJ Estimated	29.7
65	Beachwood, NJ Estimated	29.6
65	Haddonfield, NJ Estimated	29.6
67	Phillipsburg, NJ Estimated	29.3
67	Pine Hill, NJ Estimated	29.3
67	Tinton Falls, NJ Estimated	29.3
70	Asbury Park, NJ Estimated	29.2
70	Totowa, NJ Estimated	29.2
70	Westwood, NJ Estimated	29.2
73	Lindenwold, NJ Estimated	29.1
73	Ridgefield Park, NJ Estimated	29.1
75	Garfield, NJ Estimated	29
75	Glassboro, NJ Estimated	29
77	Hammonton, NJ Estimated	28.9
78	Lodi, NJ Estimated	28.8
79	South Plainfield, NJ Estimated	28.5
80	Little Ferry, NJ Estimated	28.2
80	Waldwick, NJ Estimated	28.2
82	Clifton, NJ Estimated	28.1
83	Highland Park, NJ Estimated	28
84	Pompton Lakes, NJ Estimated	27.9
85	Madison, NJ Estimated	27.6
85	Woodbury, NJ Estimated	27.6
87	New Brunswick, NJ Estimated	27.5
88	Collingswood, NJ Estimated	27.3
88	Dover, NJ Estimated	27.3
88	Roselle Park, NJ Estimated	27.3
91	Bridgeton, NJ Estimated	27.2
92	Maywood, NJ Estimated	27.1
93	Florham Park, NJ Estimated	27
94	Camden, NJ Estimated	26.5
95	Eatontown, NJ Estimated	26.3
96	Passaic, NJ Estimated	26.2
97	Perth Amboy, NJ Estimated	26
98	Elizabeth, NJ Estimated	25.9
98	Middlesex, NJ Estimated	25.9
100	Woodland Park, NJ Estimated	25.7
101	Princeton, NJ Estimated	25.6
102	Somerville, NJ Estimated	25.4
102	Trenton, NJ Estimated	25.4
104	Hawthorne, NJ Estimated	25.3
105	Elmwood Park, NJ Estimated	24.9
105	Freehold, NJ Estimated	24.9
107	Bellmawr, NJ Estimated	24.7
108	Manville, NJ Estimated	23.9
109	Paterson, NJ Estimated	23.8
110	Morristown, NJ Estimated	23.5
111	Millville, NJ Estimated	23.2
112	Atlantic City, NJ Estimated	22.9
113	Somers Point, NJ Estimated	22.8
114	Vineland, NJ Estimated	22.5
115	Bound Brook, NJ Estimated	22.4
116	Gloucester City, NJ Estimated	21.6
117	Pleasantville, NJ Estimated	20.4

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Mean one-way travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16 and over who did not work from home.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in New Jersey by mean travel time to work, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Jersey by mean travel time to work, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/new-jersey-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in New Jersey by mean travel time to work, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/new-jersey-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Jersey by mean travel time to work, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/new-jersey-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in New Jersey by mean travel time to work, 2021}},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/new-jersey-cities?period=2021. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which city has the highest mean travel time to work?

Edgewater, NJ, with 43.6 minutes in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Pleasantville, NJ, with 20.4 minutes in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.