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Counties in New Jersey by mean travel time to work

Sussex County had the highest mean travel time to work of 21 counties in 2021, at 36.9 minutes. Cape May County had the lowest, at 22.3 minutes. The median was 30.7 minutes and the figure for New Jersey was 31.5 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest36.9Sussex County
Lowest22.3Cape May County
Median30.721 counties
New Jersey31.5History

All counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Sussex CountySussex County: 36.9 minutes36.9Hudson CountyHudson County: 36 minutes36Hunterdon CountyHunterdon County: 34.5 minutes34.5Warren CountyWarren County: 34.4 minutes34.4Essex CountyEssex County: 34.2 minutes34.2Monmouth CountyMonmouth County: 34 minutes34Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 33.6 minutes33.6Bergen CountyBergen County: 32.4 minutes32.4Somerset CountySomerset County: 31.7 minutes31.7Union CountyUnion County: 30.8 minutes30.8Morris CountyMorris County: 30.7 minutes30.7Ocean CountyOcean County: 30.6 minutes30.6Gloucester CountyGloucester County: 30 minutes30Burlington CountyBurlington County: 29.6 minutes29.6Camden CountyCamden County: 28.4 minutes28.4Mercer CountyMercer County: 27.6 minutes27.6Passaic CountyPassaic County: 27.5 minutes27.5Salem CountySalem County: 26.6 minutes26.6Atlantic CountyAtlantic County: 25.2 minutes25.2Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 23.8 minutes23.8Cape May CountyCape May County: 22.3 minutes22.3
minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
minutes
1Sussex County Estimated36.9
2Hudson County Estimated36
3Hunterdon County Estimated34.5
4Warren County Estimated34.4
5Essex County Estimated34.2
6Monmouth County Estimated34
7Middlesex County Estimated33.6
8Bergen County Estimated32.4
9Somerset County Estimated31.7
10Union County Estimated30.8
11Morris County Estimated30.7
12Ocean County Estimated30.6
13Gloucester County Estimated30
14Burlington County Estimated29.6
15Camden County Estimated28.4
16Mercer County Estimated27.6
17Passaic County Estimated27.5
18Salem County Estimated26.6
19Atlantic County Estimated25.2
20Cumberland County Estimated23.8
21Cape May County Estimated22.3

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About this ranking

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

ACS five-year estimates: the period labels the final year of the five-year survey window, not a single calendar year. Calculated from aggregate minutes in B08135 and workers in B08303, with both inputs stored. Missing or suppressed county inputs are left out. Not mixed with ACS one-year estimates.

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

How to cite

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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest mean travel time to work?

Sussex County, with 36.9 minutes in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Cape May County, with 22.3 minutes in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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