Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Bernards Township has higher household incomes than 98% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Bernards Township is better than 95% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns (B+). Poverty touches 3.1% of residents, next to 9.7% for New Jersey as a whole. Home is the office for 28% of workers, where New Jersey as a whole has 17%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Bernards Township, in a few figures
Bernards Township draws workers from far and wide
The 22,814 jobs in Bernards Township are filled from a wide area. Bernards Township’s own residents hold 5% and the ten next-biggest home towns 18%; the other 77% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
No single place dominates Bernards Township’s commute
The biggest draw, New York City, NY, gets only 7% of working residents, and 63% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Bernards Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Most jobs here, and most residents’ jobs, pay over $40,000
80% of Bernards 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 Bernards Township. The jobs ↓
Bernards Township is where the jobs are
Bernards Township has 22,814 jobs, 1.8 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Nearly all the work in Bernards Township is services
94% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 2% 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 the Jobs & income grade adds up in Bernards Township
Household income is its strongest input ($194,107, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.2%, 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, Bernards Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
Commuting in to Bernards Township: where workers come from
Where Bernards Township clocks in
7% of workers
4% 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.
In Bernards Township, services account for most jobs
22,814 jobs are based in Bernards Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bernards Township, 2013 → 2023: 15,228 → 22,814. 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 Bernards Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Bernards Township
On a workday 11,278 residents head out to work, 1,219 work right here, and 21,595 people come in from elsewhere.
About 39,000 people are in Bernards Township on a workday afternoon, 36% more than live here.
1.8 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.
Commuting from Bernards Township: about 33 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bernards Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9,481 commuters (the 29% 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.
The commute from Bernards Township, by distance
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.
Most trips from Bernards Township start in a car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 7.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 13.2% across New Jersey, on an EPA index of 6.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 13,269 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 6% 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 1.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 57% 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). 2.7% of Bernards Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 6% of Bernards Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Bernards Township is 118th of 1,467 U.S. towns of 20,000 to 39,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | Scotch Plains Township NJ | 25,437 | $184K | 2.5% | 3.2% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Westfield NJ | 32,595 | $233K | 1.8% | 3.6% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 39 | Cranford Township NJ | 24,725 | $156K | 2.5% | 3.6% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 116 | Cumberland RI | 37,615 | $118K | 3.9% | 3.0% | 11% | A |
| 117 | Batavia IL | 26,586 | $120K | 5.5% | 2.5% | 10% | A |
| 118 | Bernards Township NJ | 28,594 | $194K | 3.1% | 4.2% | 10% | A |
| 119 | Dakota Ridge CO | 33,753 | $121K | 4.4% | 2.8% | 4% | A |
| 120 | Hazlet Township NJ | 20,743 | $122K | 3.7% | 3.5% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,467 | Barstow CA | 24,804 | $53K | 23.1% | 11.9% | 17% | 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 Bernards Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Bernards Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Warren Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bernards Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernards Township | – | A | B+ | 33 min | $194,107 |
| Harding Township | under 2% | A+ | A− | 32 min | $222,429 |
| Warren Township | 2% | A+ | A− | 33 min | $204,063 |
| Long Hill Township | under 2% | A− | A− | 27 min | $169,079 |
| Millington | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Bernardsville | under 2% | A+ | A | 28 min | $236,115 |
| Far Hills | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Millington: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Far Hills: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bernards 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 Bernards Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bernards Township?
$194,107 (±$16,793) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bernards Township?
3.1%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bernards Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bernards Township work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (7%, 33 mi), Bridgewater Township (4%, 6 mi), Parsippany-Troy Hills Township (3%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bernards Township walkable?
Bernards Township is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bernards Township without a car?
6% 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 Bernards Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bernards 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.