Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Bedminster Township top those of 90% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Bedminster Township A; getting around on foot earns it A−. The poverty rate is 5.3%, where New Jersey as a whole has 9.7%. Only 4% stay in Bedminster Township for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (6%, 39 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Bedminster Township, in brief
Bedminster Township draws workers from far and wide
The 8,440 jobs in Bedminster Township are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 18%; the other 80% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
No single place dominates Bedminster Township’s commute
The biggest draw, New York City, NY, gets only 6% of working residents, and 66% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Bedminster Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Bedminster Township is where the jobs are
Bedminster Township has 8,440 jobs, 2.0 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 12,000 people are in town, 50% more than the 8,300 who live here. Day and night ↓
Most jobs here, and most residents’ jobs, pay over $40,000
79% of Bedminster Township’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data, and so do 86% of the jobs based in Bedminster Township. The jobs ↓
Nearly all the work in Bedminster Township is services
86% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 3% are in factories, building or farms. 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 Bedminster Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Bedminster Township is better than 87% of U.S. towns, #156 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Bedminster Township’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down (4.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Bedminster Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
The towns that send workers to Bedminster Township
Where Bedminster Township clocks in
6% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Bedminster Township
On a workday 4,092 residents head out to work, 192 work right here, and 8,248 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12,000 people are in Bedminster Township on a workday afternoon, 50% more than live here.
2.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Bedminster Township
8,440 jobs are based in Bedminster Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bedminster Township, 2013 → 2023: 9,223 → 8,440. 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 Bedminster Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 33 minutes each way, longer than most of New Jersey
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bedminster Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,543 commuters (the 23% 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.
How far Bedminster 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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Bedminster Township
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bedminster Township is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns, #331 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Bedminster Township 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 4,629 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). 2.6% of Bedminster Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Bedminster Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Bedminster Township is 529th of 3,012 U.S. towns of 5,800 to 11,200 on jobs and income
| # | 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 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 4 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
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| 10 | Hainesport Township NJ | 6,197 | $143K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 13 | Waldwick NJ | 10,252 | $178K | 1.4% | 2.2% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 527 | Santa Rita Ranch TX | 6,586 | $161K | 0.9% | 5.9% | 1% | A |
| 528 | Hollymead VA | 8,482 | $118K | 4.3% | 3.0% | 6% | A |
| 529 | Bedminster Township NJ | 8,285 | $124K | 5.3% | 4.5% | 4% | A |
| 530 | Rockcreek OR | 9,223 | $107K | 4.3% | 4.0% | 2% | A |
| 531 | Waterville OH | 6,037 | $104K | 4.3% | 3.2% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,012 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Bedminster Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Around Bedminster Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bedminster Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedminster Township | – | A | A− | 33 min | $123,709 |
| Tewksbury Township | under 3% | A+ | B | 41 min | $192,576 |
| Bridgewater Township | 4% | A | A− | 31 min | $172,851 |
| Bridgewater Center | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Branchburg Township | under 3% | A | B | 30 min | $168,832 |
| Readington Township | under 3% | A− | C | 30 min | $157,625 |
| Peapack and Gladstone | under 3% | A+ | A | 27 min | $202,578 |
| Green Knoll | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Far Hills | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bridgewater Center and Green Knoll: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Far Hills: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bridgewater Township. Darker towns draw more of Bedminster 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 Bedminster Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bedminster Township?
$123,709 (±$11,614) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bedminster Township?
5.3%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bedminster Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bedminster Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (6%, 39 mi), Bernards Township (5%, 6 mi), Bridgewater Township (4%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bedminster Township walkable?
Bedminster Township is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 8.0 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bedminster Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bedminster Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bedminster 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.