Essex County, NJ is located in the Northeastern part of New Jersey, and it has a wide variety of public transportation options available. The county offers its residents access to buses, trains, light rail systems, and even ferries. Buses run throughout the county with multiple routes that cover all towns within Essex County. NJ Transit operates three train lines that serve various towns in Essex: the Morris & Essex Lines, the Montclair-Boonton Line, and the Main/Bergen County Line. These lines provide reliable transportation to popular destinations such as Hoboken Terminal and Penn Station in Manhattan. In addition to these train lines, there are also two light rail systems that connect different parts of Essex County: Newark Light Rail and Hudson-Bergen Light Rail. Lastly, there is also an extensive ferry system that allows people to easily commute between locations on both sides of the Hudson River. All these forms of public transportation make it easy for people to travel throughout Essex County and beyond.
The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Essex County takes 34.4 minutes. That's longer than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
How people in Essex County get to work:
- 61.8% drive their own car alone
- 7.9% carpool with others
- 3.6% work from home
- 21.1% take mass transit