Photo: KForce at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Bogota commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
9% of workers have no commute at all; New Jersey has 17%. Employers in Bogota report 1,067 jobs; 3,967 of its residents have a job. Measured by household income, Bogota is ahead of 79% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Bogota stands out on work
A lot of Bogota workers cross into New York
22% of Bogota workers work outside New Jersey, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, New York City (24%) is one of the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Bogota is a place people come home to
There are 1,067 jobs based in Bogota, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bogota has about 6,900 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Bogota
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Bogota is better than 80% of U.S. towns, #248 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Bogota’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (7.1%, 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, Bogota could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
24% of working residents work in New York City
Where Bogota clocks in
24% of workers
6% 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.
How a workday changes Bogota
On a workday 3,863 residents head out to work, 104 work right here, and 963 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,900 people are in Bogota on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
The kinds of work in Bogota
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bogota, 2013 → 2023: 969 → 1,067. 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 Bogota’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 32 minutes in Bogota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bogota workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,234 commuters (the 9% 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.
Miles to work from Bogota
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.
Bogota is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,653 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 88% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 19.4 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). 12.6% of Bogota households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 8% of Bogota’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Bogota is 793rd among 2,761 U.S. towns of 6,900 to 13,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Waldwick NJ | 10,252 | $178K | 1.4% | 2.2% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Fanwood NJ | 8,035 | $196K | 1.0% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 21 | Oradell NJ | 8,293 | $221K | 3.6% | 2.3% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 791 | Taylor Mill KY | 7,144 | $89K | 10.9% | 2.1% | 1% | A− |
| 792 | Rio del Mar CA | 9,201 | $160K | 2.3% | 5.7% | 6% | A− |
| 793 | Bogota NJ | 9,816 | $103K | 4.6% | 7.1% | 3% | A− |
| 794 | Oakland TN | 10,835 | $98K | 5.8% | 3.3% | 4% | A− |
| 795 | Lisbon ME | 9,919 | $78K | 5.3% | 1.8% | 10% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,761 | 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 Bogota, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Work next door: 10% of Bogota’s workers
The biggest share goes to Hackensack (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bogota workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogota | – | A− | A+ | 32 min | $103,299 |
| Teaneck Township | 4% | A | A+ | 34 min | $144,075 |
| Hackensack | 6% | B | A+ | 29 min | $84,277 |
| Ridgefield Park | under 2% | B | A+ | 27 min | $100,718 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bogota’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 Bogota: questions
What is the median household income in Bogota?
$103,299 (±$13,330) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bogota?
4.6%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bogota?
32 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bogota work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (24%, 15 mi), Hackensack (6%, 1 mi), Teaneck Township (4%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bogota walkable?
Bogota is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 16.0 out of 20, and 12% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bogota without a car?
8% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. 88% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bogota, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bogota
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.