Littel-Lord Farmstead · Photo: Josconklin · CC BY-SA 3.0Few U.S. towns have household incomes as high as Berkeley Heights Township’s
Measured by household income, Berkeley Heights Township is among the highest-earning towns in the country. 1.9% of residents live below the poverty line, against 9.7% across New Jersey. Berkeley Heights Township grades A+ for jobs and income and A for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Berkeley Heights Township stands out on work
Berkeley Heights Township draws workers from far and wide
The 8,734 jobs in Berkeley Heights Township are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 17%; the other 79% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Most jobs here, and most residents’ jobs, pay over $40,000
78% of Berkeley Heights 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 78% of the jobs based in Berkeley Heights Township. The jobs ↓
Berkeley Heights Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Berkeley Heights Township is New York City, NY, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 16% of working residents (975) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Home offices are common in Berkeley Heights Township
27% of Berkeley Heights Township workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. Time on the road ↓
Berkeley Heights Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 31 across New Jersey. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Berkeley Heights Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Berkeley Heights Township is better than 98% of U.S. towns, #16 of 468 in New Jersey. Household income is its strongest input ($204,658, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Berkeley Heights Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
16% of working residents work in New York City
Where Berkeley Heights Township clocks in
16% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
8,734 jobs are based in Berkeley Heights Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Berkeley Heights Township, 2013 → 2023: 7,545 → 8,734. 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 Berkeley Heights Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Berkeley Heights Township to work
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.
Getting to work from Berkeley Heights Township takes about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Berkeley Heights Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,616 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.
How a workday changes Berkeley Heights Township
On a workday 5,795 residents head out to work, 389 work right here, and 8,345 people come in from elsewhere.
About 18,000 people are in Berkeley Heights Township on a workday afternoon, 17% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.41 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.
Berkeley Heights Township is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Berkeley Heights Township is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns, #182 of 468 in New Jersey. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 17.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 13.2% across New Jersey, on an EPA index of 9.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 6,316 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 36% 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 2.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 70% 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). 3.3% of Berkeley Heights Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 16% of Berkeley Heights Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Berkeley Heights Township is 41st among 1,969 U.S. towns of 11,000 to 20,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
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| 12 | Franklin Lakes NJ | 11,180 | $236K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Hanover Township NJ | 15,105 | $157K | 3.2% | 2.6% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | East Greenwich Township NJ | 12,610 | $149K | 2.0% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 39 | Bexley OH | 12,452 | $158K | 3.5% | 2.5% | 7% | A+ |
| 40 | Greenville WI | 13,388 | $118K | 1.7% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 41 | Berkeley Heights Township NJ | 15,140 | $205K | 1.9% | 3.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 42 | Colesville MD | 14,519 | $131K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 43 | Weddington NC | 14,517 | $191K | 4.0% | 1.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,969 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Berkeley Heights Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
How Berkeley Heights Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Summit (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Berkeley Heights Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Heights Township | – | A+ | A | 37 min | $204,658 |
| Watchung | under 3% | A | A | 34 min | $173,672 |
| Scotch Plains Township | under 3% | A+ | A | 34 min | $183,655 |
| Mountainside | under 3% | A+ | A+ | 36 min | $211,538 |
| Gillette | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Long Hill Township | under 3% | A− | A− | 27 min | $169,079 |
| New Providence | 3% | A+ | A+ | 32 min | $161,599 |
| Chatham Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Warren Township | under 3% | A+ | A− | 33 min | $204,063 |
| Summit | 4% | A | A+ | 34 min | $190,304 |
Same-state neighbors only. Gillette: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Chatham Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Berkeley Heights 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 Berkeley Heights Township: questions
What is the median household income in Berkeley Heights Township?
$204,658 (±$26,869) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Berkeley Heights Township?
1.9%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Berkeley Heights Township?
37 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 Berkeley Heights Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (16%, 25 mi), Summit (4%, 4 mi), Newark (3%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Berkeley Heights Township walkable?
Berkeley Heights Township is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 9.4 out of 20, and 18% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Berkeley Heights Township without a car?
16% 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 Berkeley Heights Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Berkeley Heights 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.