Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Asbury at work: jobs, income and the commute
Hardly any work in Asbury itself; outside it, Phillipsburg draws the most (5%, 9 miles). 27% of workers have no commute at all, next to 17% for New Jersey as a whole. Commuters spend 21 minutes getting to work on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 118 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 127 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.08 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Asbury goes to work
Where Asbury clocks in
5% of workers
5% of workers
3% 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.
80% of the jobs in Asbury make or build things
127 jobs are based in Asbury.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Asbury, 2013 → 2023: 126 → 127. 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 Asbury’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Asbury: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Asbury workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 82 commuters (the 27% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Asbury
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.
The towns around Asbury
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Asbury workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asbury | – | — | — | 21 min | $128,889 |
| Bethlehem Township | under 3% | A+ | C | 35 min | $142,434 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Asbury’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 Asbury: questions
What is the median household income in Asbury?
$128,889 (±$102,643) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Asbury?
2.9%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Asbury?
21 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Asbury work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Phillipsburg (5%, 9 mi), Raritan Township (5%, 12 mi), Newark (3%, 44 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Asbury without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Asbury, from the people who make the trip.
More of Asbury
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.