Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Beattystown commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Only 2% stay in Beattystown for work; outside it, Hackettstown is the main destination (6%, 3 miles). 1,086 jobs are based in Beattystown, and 2,331 of its residents work somewhere. Working residents average 31 minutes each way, about the same as across New Jersey.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Beattystown in brief
The better-paid jobs are outside Beattystown
66% of Beattystown residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 27% of the jobs based in Beattystown pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
60% of the jobs in Beattystown are in trade, transport and utilities, against 19% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
No single place dominates Beattystown’s commute
The biggest draw, Hackettstown, gets only 6% of working residents, and 67% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Beattystown residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Many jobs in Beattystown pay little
27% of the jobs based in Beattystown pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 38% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. 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.
The kinds of work in Beattystown
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Beattystown, 2013 → 2023: 884 → 1,086. 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 Beattystown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns that employ Beattystown’s residents
Where Beattystown clocks in
6% of workers
5% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Beattystown
On a workday 2,284 residents head out to work, 47 work right here, and 1,039 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,700 people are in Beattystown on a workday afternoon, 25% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Each way, about 31 minutes from Beattystown
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Beattystown workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,431 commuters (the 15% 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 Beattystown
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.
Next door is work for 11% of Beattystown
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Beattystown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beattystown | – | — | — | 31 min | $87,500 |
| Washington Township | 5% | A | C | 35 min | $165,651 |
| Hackettstown | 6% | B− | A | 31 min | $93,083 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hackettstown. Darker towns draw more of Beattystown’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 Beattystown: questions
What is the median household income in Beattystown?
$87,500 (±$27,065) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Beattystown?
8.2%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Beattystown?
31 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Beattystown work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hackettstown (6%, 3 mi), Washington Township (5%, 4 mi), Mansfield Township (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Beattystown without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Beattystown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Beattystown
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.