Ampere North has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
There are 488 jobs in Ampere North, and 2,396 of its residents work somewhere. Working residents average 31 minutes each way, about the same as across New Jersey. At home: 3% of workers have no commute at all (New Jersey 17%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Ampere North
Stores, warehouses and trucking
53% of the jobs in Ampere North are in trade, transport and utilities, against 22% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Ampere North is a place people come home to
There are 488 jobs based in Ampere North, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ampere North has about 3,100 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Ampere North workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The kinds of work in Ampere North
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ampere North, 2014 → 2024: 390 → 488. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Ampere North’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Ampere North
On a workday 2,380 residents head out to work, 16 work right here, and 472 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,100 people are in Ampere North on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting from Ampere North: about 31 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ampere North workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,012 commuters (the 3% 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.
13% of working residents work in New York City
Where Ampere North clocks in
13% of workers
11% 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 distance from Ampere North to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns next door employ 13% of Ampere North
The biggest share goes to Newark (11%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ampere North workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ampere North | – | — | — | 31 min | $66,714 |
| Newark | 11% | C− | A+ | 33 min | $52,060 |
| Watsessing | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| East Orange | 2% | C | A+ | 35 min | $60,830 |
Same-state neighbors only. Watsessing: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ampere North’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 2024, 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 Ampere North: questions
What is the median household income in Ampere North?
$66,714 (±$14,068) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ampere North?
20.5%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ampere North?
31 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ampere North work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (13%, 15 mi), Newark (11%, 4 mi), Bloomfield Township (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Ampere North without a car?
17% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ampere North, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ampere North
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.