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Travel Time to Work >= 30 Minutes
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Travel Time to Work >= 30 Minutes by County, New Jersey, 2023
Why Is This Important?
Long commuting times are linked to poor health outcomes and contribute to air pollution. Longer commutes are related to higher levels of fatigue and stress during commuting as well as lower job and leisure time satisfaction, increased strain, and poorer mental health.^[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9819363/ 1]^
Definition
Estimated percentage of workers age 16 years and over who travel more than 30 minutes to work
Data Source
American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau(https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/)
How the Measure is Calculated
| Numerator: | Estimated number of workers age 16 years and over who travel more than 30 minutes to work |
| Denominator: | Estimated number of workers aged 16 years and over who do not work at home |
How Are We Doing?
The average travel time to work in New Jersey was 31.4 minutes in 2023.^[https://data.census.gov/table?q=S0801&g=010XX00US_040XX00US34 2]^ Nearly half of New Jersey workers travel more than 30 minutes to work.
How Do We Compare With the U.S.?
The average travel time to work is higher in New Jersey than in the nation as a whole (26.8 minutes).^[https://data.census.gov/table?q=S0801&g=010XX00US_040XX00US34 2]^
More Resources
U.S. Census Bureau, [https://data.census.gov/cedsci/ data.census.gov] U.S. Census Bureau, [https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0400000US34, New Jersey Profile]
Footnote References
1. Han L, Peng C, Xu Z. The Effect of Commuting Time on Quality of Life. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Dec 29;20(1):573. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20010573. PMID: 36612893; PMCID: PMC9819363. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9819363/] 2. U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, Table ID: S0801. [https://data.census.gov/table?q=S0801&g=010XX00US_040XX00US34]