South Plainfield, NJ Historical Commuting to Work Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | South Plainfield, NJ | New Jersey | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 12,228, 100% | 4,144,855 | 141,337,148 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 10,154, 83.04%, see rank | 71.91% | 76.41% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 1,022, 8.36%, see rank | 8.31% | 9.59% |
| Public Transportation | 560, 4.58%, see rank | 10.92% | 5.06% |
| Walked | 56, 0.46%, see rank | 3.03% | 2.78% |
| Other Means | 165, 1.35%, see rank | 1.89% | 1.79% |
| Worked at Home | 271, 2.22%, see rank | 3.94% | 4.37% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| South Plainfield, NJ | 31.0 minutes |
| New Jersey | 31.2 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.7 minutes |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | South Plainfield, NJ | New Jersey | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 11,914, 100% | 4,127,735 | 139,893,639 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 9,968, 83.67%, see rank | 71.75% | 76.14% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 984, 8.26%, see rank | 8.71% | 10.03% |
| Public Transportation | 366, 3.07%, see rank | 10.71% | 4.98% |
| Walked | 107, 0.90%, see rank | 3.17% | 2.82% |
| Other Means | 162, 1.36%, see rank | 1.93% | 1.76% |
| Worked at Home | 327, 2.74%, see rank | 3.72% | 4.27% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| South Plainfield, NJ | 31.0 minutes |
| New Jersey | 30.6 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.4 minutes |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | South Plainfield, NJ | New Jersey | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 11,750, 100% | 4,122,554 | 139,255,035 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 9,777, 83.21%, see rank | 71.63% | 76.00% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 983, 8.37%, see rank | 9.00% | 10.35% |
| Public Transportation | 371, 3.16%, see rank | 10.63% | 4.94% |
| Walked | 287, 2.44%, see rank | 3.27% | 2.85% |
| Other Means | 47, 0.40%, see rank | 2.00% | 1.72% |
| Worked at Home | 285, 2.43%, see rank | 3.47% | 4.14% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| South Plainfield, NJ | 29.5 minutes |
| New Jersey | 30.2 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.3 minutes |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | South Plainfield, NJ | New Jersey | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 11,293, 100% | 4,102,839 | 138,541,405 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 9,437, 83.57%, see rank | 71.84% | 75.92% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 843, 7.46%, see rank | 9.13% | 10.52% |
| Public Transportation | 369, 3.27%, see rank | 10.41% | 4.95% |
| Walked | 297, 2.63%, see rank | 3.31% | 2.86% |
| Other Means | 69, 0.61%, see rank | 1.91% | 1.72% |
| Worked at Home | 278, 2.46%, see rank | 3.41% | 4.02% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| South Plainfield, NJ | 28.8 minutes |
| New Jersey | 30.0 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.2 minutes |
US Census 2000 data
| | South Plainfield, NJ | New Jersey | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 10,829, 100% | 3,876,433 | 128,279,228 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 9,147, 84.47%, see rank | 72.96% | 75.70% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 837, 7.73%, see rank | 10.64% | 12.19% |
| Public Transportation | 330, 3.05%, see rank | 9.58% | 4.73% |
| Walked | 173, 1.60%, see rank | 3.13% | 2.93% |
| Other Means | 142, 1.31%, see rank | 0.94% | 1.19% |
| Worked at Home | 200, 1.85%, see rank | 2.75% | 3.26% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| South Plainfield, NJ | 25.3 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.
