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08879 Zip Code Historical Commuting to Work Data

 

ACS 2010-2014 data

 08879 Zip CodeNew JerseyU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over11,651, 100%4,144,855141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone9,060, 77.76%, see rank71.91%76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled702, 6.03%, see rank8.31%9.59%
Public Transportation1,128, 9.68%, see rank10.92%5.06%
Walked127, 1.09%, see rank3.03%2.78%
Other Means78, 0.67%, see rank1.89%1.79%
Worked at Home556, 4.77%, see rank3.94%4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
08879 Zip Code
33.9 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

 08879 Zip CodeNew JerseyU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over10,960, 100%4,127,735139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone8,386, 76.51%, see rank71.75%76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled729, 6.65%, see rank8.71%10.03%
Public Transportation1,073, 9.79%, see rank10.71%4.98%
Walked175, 1.60%, see rank3.17%2.82%
Other Means173, 1.58%, see rank1.93%1.76%
Worked at Home424, 3.87%, see rank3.72%4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
08879 Zip Code
33.4 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

 08879 Zip CodeNew JerseyU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over10,771, 100%3,876,433128,279,228
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone8,510, 79.01%, see rank72.96%75.70%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled981, 9.11%, see rank10.64%12.19%
Public Transportation753, 6.99%, see rank9.58%4.73%
Walked264, 2.45%, see rank3.13%2.93%
Other Means85, 0.79%, see rank0.94%1.19%
Worked at Home178, 1.65%, see rank2.75%3.26%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
08879 Zip Code
32.2 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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