Mean Commute Time in Essex County, NJ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Essex County Compares
National Distribution
Where Essex County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for mean commute time.
■ Essex County: 37.1 min
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #152 | Fayette County, TN | 37.2 min |
| #153 | Franklin County, NC | 37.1 min |
| #154 | Naguabo Municipio, PR | 37.1 min |
| #155 | Essex County, NJ | 37.1 min |
| #156 | Lunenburg County, VA | 37.1 min |
| #157 | Holmes County, FL | 37.0 min |
| #158 | Warren County, NJ | 37.0 min |
Mean Commute Time in Essex County, New Jersey
Essex County, New Jersey has a mean commute time of 37.1 min, which ranks #155 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 34.4% above the national value of 27.6 min.
Within New Jersey, Essex County ranks #3 of 21 out of 21 counties. This places it in the 95th percentile nationally.
Estimated mean travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16+. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.