Counties in New Jersey by mean travel time to work

Sussex County had the highest mean travel time to work of 21 counties in 2023, at 36.3 minutes. Cape May County had the lowest, at 22.7 minutes. The median was 30.7 minutes and the figure for New Jersey was 30.9 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest36.3Sussex County
Lowest22.7Cape May County
Median30.721 counties
New Jersey30.9History

All counties, 2023

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Sussex CountySussex County: 36.3 minutes36.3Hudson CountyHudson County: 35.5 minutes35.5Warren CountyWarren County: 34.1 minutes34.1Essex CountyEssex County: 34 minutes34Hunterdon CountyHunterdon County: 33.6 minutes33.6Monmouth CountyMonmouth County: 32.8 minutes32.8Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 31.9 minutes31.9Somerset CountySomerset County: 31.5 minutes31.5Bergen CountyBergen County: 31.3 minutes31.3Ocean CountyOcean County: 30.7 minutes30.7Union CountyUnion County: 30.7 minutes30.7Morris CountyMorris County: 30.1 minutes30.1Burlington CountyBurlington County: 29.3 minutes29.3Gloucester CountyGloucester County: 28.9 minutes28.9Camden CountyCamden County: 28 minutes28Mercer CountyMercer County: 27.6 minutes27.6Passaic CountyPassaic County: 27.3 minutes27.3Salem CountySalem County: 26.3 minutes26.3Atlantic CountyAtlantic County: 25.3 minutes25.3Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 25 minutes25Cape May CountyCape May County: 22.7 minutes22.7
minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
minutes
Change on 2022
1Sussex County Estimated36.3-0.3
2Hudson County Estimated35.5-0.2
3Warren County Estimated34.1+0.1
4Essex County Estimated34+0.2
5Hunterdon County Estimated33.6-0.1
6Monmouth County Estimated32.8-0.8
7Middlesex County Estimated31.9-1.1
8Somerset County Estimated31.5+0.2
9Bergen County Estimated31.3-0.5
10Ocean County Estimated30.7-0.1
10Union County Estimated30.7+0.1
12Morris County Estimated30.1-0.1
13Burlington County Estimated29.3-0.2
14Gloucester County Estimated28.9-0.5
15Camden County Estimated280
16Mercer County Estimated27.6+0.1
17Passaic County Estimated27.3+0.1
18Salem County Estimated26.3-0.3
19Atlantic County Estimated25.3-0.2
20Cumberland County Estimated25+0.6
21Cape May County Estimated22.7+0.3

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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/2023/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 36.3 minutes in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Cape May County, with 22.7 minutes in 2023.

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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