Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Allamuchy Township earn more than those in 92% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Allamuchy Township B; getting around on foot earns it B−. The poverty rate is 6.2%; New Jersey has 9.7%. Only 5% stay in Allamuchy Township for work; outside it, Hackettstown is the main destination (5%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Allamuchy Township, in a few figures
No single place dominates Allamuchy Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Hackettstown, gets only 5% of working residents, and 67% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Allamuchy Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Allamuchy Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 42 minutes each way, against 31 across New Jersey. Over a year that’s about 322 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (30 to 37 minutes). Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Allamuchy Township
72% of Allamuchy Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 53% of the jobs based in Allamuchy Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Allamuchy Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Allamuchy Township is better than 64% of U.S. towns, #344 of 468 in New Jersey. Household income holds Allamuchy Township’s grade up ($131,626, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (10.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Allamuchy Township could be anywhere from B− to A−.
Where people from Allamuchy Township work
Where Allamuchy Township clocks in
5% of workers
5% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
The trip to work from Allamuchy Township: about 42 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Allamuchy Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,306 commuters (the 17% who work from home are left out). Across New Jersey: 75% drive alone, 10% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
What Allamuchy Township’s employers do
713 jobs are based in Allamuchy Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Allamuchy Township, 2013 → 2023: 905 → 713. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Allamuchy Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Allamuchy Township on a workday
On a workday 2,373 residents head out to work, 117 work right here, and 596 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,700 people are in Allamuchy Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.29 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
How far Allamuchy Township’s workers travel
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Most trips from Allamuchy Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Allamuchy Township is more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns, #413 of 468 in New Jersey. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 13.2% across New Jersey, on an EPA index of 6.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,762 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.9% of Allamuchy Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Allamuchy Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Allamuchy Township is 1,477th of 3,612 U.S. towns of 3,800 to 7,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| 4 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Hainesport Township NJ | 6,197 | $143K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,475 | Woodland WA | 6,611 | $81K | 12.9% | 1.9% | 15% | B |
| 1,476 | Gaines Township MI | 6,610 | $84K | 4.7% | 5.6% | 2% | B |
| 1,477 | Allamuchy Township NJ | 5,484 | $132K | 6.2% | 10.0% | 5% | B |
| 1,478 | Adamsville AL | 4,178 | $63K | 11.4% | 2.0% | 2% | B |
| 1,479 | Greencastle PA | 4,222 | $77K | 6.9% | 3.0% | 11% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,612 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Allamuchy Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Allamuchy Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Allamuchy Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allamuchy Township | – | B | B− | 42 min | $131,626 |
| Mount Olive Township | 4% | A− | B | 32 min | $117,394 |
| Independence Township | under 2% | A | B+ | 37 min | $92,243 |
| Hackettstown | 5% | B− | A | 31 min | $93,083 |
| Frelinghuysen Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 33 min | $122,727 |
| Green Township | under 2% | A− | C+ | 30 min | $141,875 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hackettstown. Darker towns draw more of Allamuchy Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Allamuchy Township: questions
What is the median household income in Allamuchy Township?
$131,626 (±$9,568) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Allamuchy Township?
6.2%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Allamuchy Township?
42 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Allamuchy Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hackettstown (5%, 4 mi), Parsippany-Troy Hills Township (5%, 22 mi), Mount Olive Township (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Allamuchy Township walkable?
Allamuchy Township is more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.4 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Allamuchy Township without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Allamuchy Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Allamuchy Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.