Mean Commute Time in Essex County, NJ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Mean Commute Time Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Commute Change
National Distribution
How Essex County's mean commute time of 37.1 min compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 3.7 min to 49.1 min.
Distribution of Mean Commute Time Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Essex County for mean commute time.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #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 |
About Mean Commute Time
Essex County, New Jersey has a mean commute time of 37.1 min, ranking #155 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 34.4% above the national value of 27.6 min. Within New Jersey, it ranks #3 of 21. This places it in the 95th percentile nationally.
Estimated mean travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16+. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.