Cities in New Jersey by mean travel time to work

Edgewater, NJ had the highest mean travel time to work of 117 cities in 2023, at 42 minutes. Pleasantville, NJ had the lowest, at 20.9 minutes. The median was 30.1 minutes and the figure for New Jersey was 30.9 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest42Edgewater, NJ

Lowest20.9Pleasantville, NJ

Median30.1117 cities

New Jersey30.9History

Top 40 cities, 2023

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

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2023 minutes	Change on 2022
1	Edgewater, NJ Estimated	42	-1
2	Tenafly, NJ Estimated	41.6	-0.2
3	Chatham, NJ Estimated	38.6	-1
4	Glen Rock, NJ Estimated	38.4	+0.3
5	Guttenberg, NJ Estimated	37.8	-0.1
6	Metuchen, NJ Estimated	37.6	-0.7
7	Hoboken, NJ Estimated	37.3	-0.1
8	Jersey City, NJ Estimated	36.9	-0.1
9	Harrison, NJ Estimated	36.8	-1.4
10	Franklin Lakes, NJ Estimated	36.5	+0.8
11	Westfield, NJ Estimated	36.2	+0.6
12	Kinnelon, NJ Estimated	36.1	+0.3
13	Hopatcong, NJ Estimated	35.6	-0.5
13	Ridgewood, NJ Estimated	35.6	-0.7
15	East Orange, NJ Estimated	35.5	+1.8
15	West New York, NJ Estimated	35.5	0
17	Cliffside Park, NJ Estimated	34.8	-3
17	Summit, NJ Estimated	34.8	+0.9
19	Fort Lee, NJ Estimated	34.7	-2.4
19	River Edge, NJ Estimated	34.7	-0.2
21	Rutherford, NJ Estimated	34.6	+1.1
22	New Providence, NJ Estimated	34.2	-1.3
23	Bayonne, NJ Estimated	34.1	+0.2
24	Ringwood, NJ Estimated	33.7	+0.5
25	Ramsey, NJ Estimated	33.6	-0.3
26	Kearny, NJ Estimated	33.5	+1.2
27	East Rutherford, NJ Estimated	33.2	+1.3
27	Newark, NJ Estimated	33.2	+0.2
27	South Amboy, NJ Estimated	33.2	+0.5
30	Beachwood, NJ Estimated	33.1	+2.2
31	South River, NJ Estimated	32.9	-2.6
31	Union City, NJ Estimated	32.9	-0.6
33	Bergenfield, NJ Estimated	32.8	-1
34	Wood-Ridge, NJ Estimated	32.6	+1.7
35	Dumont, NJ Estimated	32.5	+0.2
36	Rahway, NJ Estimated	32.4	+0.2
37	Carteret, NJ Estimated	32.2	+0.2
37	North Arlington, NJ Estimated	32.2	-1.5
39	Palisades Park, NJ Estimated	32.1	-0.6
39	Secaucus, NJ Estimated	32.1	-1.8
39	Tinton Falls, NJ Estimated	32.1	+2.7
42	Sayreville, NJ Estimated	32	-1.6
43	Montvale, NJ Estimated	31.9	-3
44	Roselle, NJ Estimated	31.8	-0.4
45	Pine Hill, NJ Estimated	31.6	+1.3
46	North Plainfield, NJ Estimated	31.5	-0.6
47	Hasbrouck Heights, NJ Estimated	31.4	-0.1
47	Linden, NJ Estimated	31.4	0
49	Wanaque, NJ Estimated	31.3	+1.2
50	Fair Lawn, NJ Estimated	31.2	-2.3
50	Long Branch, NJ Estimated	31.2	+0.5
52	Fairview, NJ Estimated	31	+0.8
53	Hackettstown, NJ Estimated	30.9	+0.5
53	Red Bank, NJ Estimated	30.9	-1
55	Burlington, NJ Estimated	30.7	+1.1
56	Paramus, NJ Estimated	30.6	-0.4
57	Point Pleasant, NJ Estimated	30.3	0
58	Oakland, NJ Estimated	30.2	-1.3
59	Plainfield, NJ Estimated	30.1	-0.5
60	Wallington, NJ Estimated	30	+1.3
61	Ridgefield, NJ Estimated	29.9	+0.1
62	New Milford, NJ Estimated	29.7	+0.5
63	Maywood, NJ Estimated	29.5	+2
63	Pompton Lakes, NJ Estimated	29.5	+1.8
65	Lincoln Park, NJ Estimated	29.4	-1.2
66	Clifton, NJ Estimated	29.2	+0.6
67	Haddonfield, NJ Estimated	28.9	-1.1
68	Hackensack, NJ Estimated	28.8	-0.3
68	Little Ferry, NJ Estimated	28.8	+0.4
68	Westwood, NJ Estimated	28.8	+1.4
71	Phillipsburg, NJ Estimated	28.5	-0.9
72	Englewood, NJ Estimated	28.4	-0.7
72	Glassboro, NJ Estimated	28.4	-0.3
74	Lindenwold, NJ Estimated	28.3	0
75	Bridgeton, NJ Estimated	28.2	-0.6
76	South Plainfield, NJ Estimated	28	+0.1
77	Garfield, NJ Estimated	27.8	0
78	Waldwick, NJ Estimated	27.6	-1.1
79	Highland Park, NJ Estimated	27.5	+0.8
80	Totowa, NJ Estimated	27.3	-0.8
81	Elmwood Park, NJ Estimated	27.2	+1.5
82	Hillsdale, NJ Estimated	27.1	-0.1
82	Ridgefield Park, NJ Estimated	27.1	-1.4
84	Elizabeth, NJ Estimated	27	+0.3
84	Lodi, NJ Estimated	27	-1.6
86	Dover, NJ Estimated	26.9	0
86	Madison, NJ Estimated	26.9	+0.6
86	Ocean City, NJ Estimated	26.9	-2.7
89	Trenton, NJ Estimated	26.7	+0.5
90	Roselle Park, NJ Estimated	26.5	-0.1
91	Hammonton, NJ Estimated	26.3	-3.1
92	Collingswood, NJ Estimated	26.2	+0.2
93	Florham Park, NJ Estimated	26.1	-1.5
94	Passaic, NJ Estimated	25.9	+0.8
95	Asbury Park, NJ Estimated	25.7	-2.8
95	Middlesex, NJ Estimated	25.7	-2
95	Somerville, NJ Estimated	25.7	+0.4
98	Camden, NJ Estimated	25.1	-0.6
99	Hawthorne, NJ Estimated	24.8	-1
99	Perth Amboy, NJ Estimated	24.8	0
99	Woodbury, NJ Estimated	24.8	-4.4
102	Eatontown, NJ Estimated	24.5	+1.6
102	New Brunswick, NJ Estimated	24.5	-2.1
104	Manville, NJ Estimated	24.4	+1.2
104	Morristown, NJ Estimated	24.4	+1.7
106	Princeton, NJ Estimated	24.1	+0.4
107	Vineland, NJ Estimated	24	+1.4
108	Bellmawr, NJ Estimated	23.9	+0.7
109	Millville, NJ Estimated	23.8	-0.3
110	Atlantic City, NJ Estimated	23.7	0
111	Paterson, NJ Estimated	23.1	-0.3
111	Somers Point, NJ Estimated	23.1	-0.2
113	Woodland Park, NJ Estimated	22.7	-4
114	Freehold, NJ Estimated	22.6	-3.3
115	Bound Brook, NJ Estimated	22.5	-0.2
116	Gloucester City, NJ Estimated	21.1	+0.6
117	Pleasantville, NJ Estimated	20.9	+0.7

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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/2023/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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/new-jersey-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/new-jersey-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/new-jersey-cities?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/new-jersey-cities?period=2023. 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/2023/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 42 minutes in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Pleasantville, NJ, with 20.9 minutes in 2023.

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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.