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08542 Zip Code Historical Commuting to Work Data

 

ACS 2010-2014 data

 08542 Zip CodeNew JerseyU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over2,655, 100%4,144,855141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone951, 35.82%, see rank71.91%76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled90, 3.39%, see rank8.31%9.59%
Public Transportation117, 4.41%, see rank10.92%5.06%
Walked811, 30.55%, see rank3.03%2.78%
Other Means342, 12.88%, see rank1.89%1.79%
Worked at Home344, 12.96%, see rank3.94%4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
08542 Zip Code
20.8 minutes
New Jersey
31.2 minutes
U.S.
25.7 minutes
Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

ACS 2008-2012 data

 08542 Zip CodeNew JerseyU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over2,145, 100%4,127,735139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone752, 35.06%, see rank71.75%76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled102, 4.76%, see rank8.71%10.03%
Public Transportation81, 3.78%, see rank10.71%4.98%
Walked640, 29.84%, see rank3.17%2.82%
Other Means254, 11.84%, see rank1.93%1.76%
Worked at Home316, 14.73%, see rank3.72%4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
08542 Zip Code
20.6 minutes
New Jersey
30.6 minutes
U.S.
25.4 minutes
Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

US Census 2000 data

 08542 Zip CodeNew JerseyU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over1,847, 100%3,876,433128,279,228
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone812, 43.96%, see rank72.96%75.70%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled368, 19.92%, see rank10.64%12.19%
Public Transportation106, 5.74%, see rank9.58%4.73%
Walked463, 25.07%, see rank3.13%2.93%
Other Means31, 1.68%, see rank0.94%1.19%
Worked at Home67, 3.63%, see rank2.75%3.26%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
08542 Zip Code
21.2 minutes
New Jersey
29.9 minutes
U.S.
25.1 minutes
Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.


 
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