Long N.J. commutes cross many lines
Last updated: Monday March 25, 2013, 7:44 AM
BY DAVE SHEINGOLD
STAFF WRITER
The Record
North Jerseyans spread far and wide when they head off to work each day, sometimes hopping two or three counties away as they endure some of the longest commutes in the nation.
New data from the U.S. Census Bureau show that about one in nine commuters from Bergen and Passaic counties work at least two counties away from home, heading as far as southern New Jersey, Pennsylvania or Long Island to make their living.
The patterns contribute to New Jersey’s status as a state with one of the highest percentage of commutes that typically consume at least 10 hours of each workweek.
The new information adds to census data released earlier this year showing that only about half of the employed people living in Bergen and Passaic work in their home counties. Bergen commuters head more often to New York City for work, while Passaic commuters are more likely to have jobs in surrounding New Jersey counties, according to that data.
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