Report Says Fort Lee Has Higher than Average Work Commute [Interactive Map]
According to the U.S. Census Report, it takes Fort Lee commuters 32.6 minutes to reach their place of employment.
How long would you say your commute to work takes?
According to a report published by WNYC.org using figures from the U.S. Census Bureau, it takes Fort Lee commuters about 32.6 minutes to get to their place of employment.
The average travel time to work in the United States is 25.4 minutes, according to the report which includes an interactive map where one can view the average commute time per zip code. View the attached map to see how the commute from Fort Lee compares with other areas.
WNYC identifies areas where commuters take more than 90 minutes to get to work travelling 50 miles or more, which they call "mega commuters."
According to the U.S. Census report, the average times were based on four ways of getting to and form work: driving alone, carpooling, public transportation and or bicycling and walking.
Rona
11:16 pm on Thursday, March 7, 2013
Once the 2 towers & retail complex are built by the bridge it will take 32 minutes to get out of town.
Fort Lee Truth
11:16 pm on Thursday, March 7, 2013
Once those two monstrous buildings are completed at Redevelpment Area 5, the average commute will only get worse.
Peter Adler
12:48 pm on Friday, March 8, 2013
Wait till the new Fort Lee development is finished, it's going to be a horrible commute!
Jack B Goode
9:41 pm on Friday, March 8, 2013
just crossing the street will be a challenge, also the increased pedestrian traffic will clog the streets and cause further delays. Did anyone take that into account?this thing was rammed through by BIG MONEY
Ludichrys
9:41 pm on Friday, March 8, 2013
Your commute from Fort Lee to NYC may take 32 minutes if you work in NJ, but once you attempt to cross the river, especially from the Coytesville section to lower Manhattan, it is easily an hour and an half.
Ludichrys
12:48 pm on Friday, March 8, 2013
Revised comment as I realized my own typo: Your commute from Fort Lee may take 32 minutes if you work in NJ, but once you attempt to cross the river, especially from the Coytesville section to lower Manhattan, it is easily an hour and an half.
kathryn tessaro
9:41 pm on Friday, March 8, 2013
It can an easy 40 minutes to get from north end (coytesville) to south end of town on bad traffic days. My commute to Edgewater when I worked at Unilever was.a 5 mile commute..some days took an hour
Jack B Goode
9:41 pm on Friday, March 8, 2013
can anyone explain how this development will be beneficial to the entire Borough of Fort Lee,which is one of the criteria for the Planning Board to approve it.
#2 realistically,who will benefit from the development other than the land owners, developers and builders etc . and the Politicians who pushed it?
Rona
8:58 pm on Sunday, March 10, 2013
It can only be explained by the fly on the wall in the meetings between the developers & the various politicos involved. Problem is the fly isn't available for comment.