Photo: Jim.henderson · CC BY-SA 4.0Bayonne has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
16,820 jobs are based in Bayonne, and 33,122 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Bayonne B; getting around on foot earns it A+. About one in seven stay in Bayonne for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (22%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Bayonne: the figures worth knowing
A lot of Bayonne works one town over
43% of working residents work in a town that borders Bayonne: New York (22%), Jersey City (14%) and Newark (5%). Next door ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Bayonne’s working residents have a job less than 9 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 34 minutes, longer than the New Jersey average of 31. Time on the road ↓
Most Bayonne residents work close to home
65% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. Only 4% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Bayonne
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Bayonne is better than 59% of U.S. towns, #368 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Bayonne’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (14.4%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Bayonne could be anywhere from B− to B+.
Commuting from Bayonne: about 34 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bayonne workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 29,569 commuters (the 14% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Bayonne
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.
Who leaves Bayonne for work, and who comes in
On a workday 28,293 residents head out to work, 4,829 work right here, and 11,991 people come in from elsewhere.
About 58,000 people are in Bayonne on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
Out of Bayonne to work: where people go
Where Bayonne clocks in
22% of workers
14% of workers
5% 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.
What Bayonne’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bayonne, 2014 → 2024: 13,983 → 16,820. 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 Bayonne’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Bayonne is among the most walkable U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bayonne is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #28 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Bayonne near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 34,497 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 98% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 72% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 23.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 98% 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). 23.2% of Bayonne households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 23% of Bayonne’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 52,000 to 101,000, Bayonne ranks 345th of 599 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
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| 35 | Wayne Township NJ | 54,819 | $153K | 3.4% | 4.9% | 11% | A |
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| 56 | Hoboken NJ | 59,027 | $181K | 7.8% | 3.8% | 8% | A |
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| 121 | Parsippany-Troy Hills Township NJ | 56,633 | $112K | 4.8% | 5.4% | 12% | A |
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| 343 | Janesville WI | 66,929 | $73K | 9.0% | 4.1% | 40% | B |
| 344 | Perry Township IN | 52,290 | $67K | 21.4% | 5.1% | 19% | B |
| 345 | Bayonne NJ | 74,744 | $84K | 14.4% | 5.4% | 15% | B |
| 346 | Coconut Creek FL | 58,626 | $75K | 11.0% | 5.0% | 6% | B |
| 347 | St. Joseph Township IN | 79,623 | $73K | 10.4% | 4.0% | 10% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 599 | Albany GA | 66,907 | $47K | 27.5% | 11.2% | 50% | 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 Bayonne, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Next door is work for 43% of Bayonne
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bayonne workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayonne | – | B | A+ | 34 min | $83,887 |
| Jersey City | 14% | B | A+ | 37 min | $97,710 |
| Elizabeth | 2% | C+ | A+ | 27 min | $66,555 |
| Newark | 5% | C− | A+ | 33 min | $52,060 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to New York. Darker towns draw more of Bayonne’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 Bayonne: questions
What is the median household income in Bayonne?
$83,887 (±$5,237) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bayonne?
14.4%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bayonne?
34 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bayonne work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (22%, 9 mi), Jersey City (14%, 4 mi), Newark (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Bayonne walkable?
Bayonne is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 14.0 out of 20, and 31% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bayonne without a car?
23% of commuters take transit and 23% of households have no car. 72% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bayonne, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bayonne
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. 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.