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Scotch Plains, NJ Historical Commuting to Work Data
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Scotch Plains, NJ | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 11,356, 100% | 4,102,839 | 138,541,405 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 8,768, 77.21%, see rank | 71.84% | 75.92% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 704, 6.20%, see rank | 9.13% | 10.52% |
| Public Transportation | 1,119, 9.85%, see rank | 10.41% | 4.95% |
| Walked | 114, 1.00%, see rank | 3.31% | 2.86% |
| Other Means | 84, 0.74%, see rank | 1.91% | 1.72% |
| Worked at Home | 567, 4.99%, see rank | 3.41% | 4.02% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
| Scotch Plains, NJ | 32.2 minutes |
| New Jersey | 30.0 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.2 minutes |
US Census 2000 data
| Scotch Plains, NJ | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 11,319, 100% | 3,876,433 | 128,279,228 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 8,551, 75.55%, see rank | 72.96% | 75.70% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 798, 7.05%, see rank | 10.64% | 12.19% |
| Public Transportation | 1,359, 12.01%, see rank | 9.58% | 4.73% |
| Walked | 65, 0.57%, see rank | 3.13% | 2.93% |
| Other Means | 75, 0.66%, see rank | 0.94% | 1.19% |
| Worked at Home | 471, 4.16%, see rank | 2.75% | 3.26% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
| Scotch Plains, NJ | 33.4 minutes |
| New Jersey | 29.9 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.1 minutes |
* 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.