Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Branchburg Township’s household incomes are higher than in 97% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Branchburg Township is better than 86% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns (B). 2.8% of residents live below the poverty line (New Jersey 9.7%). Only 7% stay in Branchburg Township for work; outside it, Bridgewater Township is the main destination (7%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Branchburg Township stands out on work
No single place dominates Branchburg Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Bridgewater Township, gets only 7% of working residents, and 63% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Branchburg Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Branchburg Township draws workers from far and wide
The 11,385 jobs in Branchburg Township are filled from a wide area. Branchburg Township’s own residents hold 5% and the ten next-biggest home towns 27%; the other 68% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Most jobs here, and most residents’ jobs, pay over $40,000
76% of Branchburg 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 76% of the jobs based in Branchburg Township. The jobs ↓
Branchburg Township makes and builds things
40% of the jobs based in Branchburg Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Branchburg Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 11%. The jobs ↓
Branchburg Township gains people on a workday
About 19,000 people are in Branchburg Township on a workday afternoon, 24% more than the 16,000 who live here: 11,000 come in to work and 7,200 head out. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Where Branchburg Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
Household income holds Branchburg Township’s grade up ($168,832, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (6.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Branchburg Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Where people from Branchburg Township work
Where Branchburg Township clocks in
7% of workers
5% 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.
Goods, not services: 40% of the jobs in Branchburg Township
11,385 jobs are based in Branchburg Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Branchburg Township, 2014 → 2024: 12,142 → 11,385. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Branchburg Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Branchburg Township by day
On a workday 7,161 residents head out to work, 577 work right here, and 10,808 people come in from elsewhere.
About 19,000 people are in Branchburg Township on a workday afternoon, 24% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.47 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Branchburg Township’s commute takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Branchburg Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,980 commuters (the 19% 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 it is to work from Branchburg Township
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Getting around Branchburg Township: mostly by car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 13.2% across New Jersey, on an EPA index of 6.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 8,627 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 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 42% 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). 2.0% of Branchburg Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Branchburg Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
516th of 2,109: where Branchburg Township ranks among U.S. towns of 11,000 to 21,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 10% | 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+ |
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| 27 | Hanover Township NJ | 15,105 | $157K | 3.2% | 2.6% | 10% | A+ |
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| 36 | East Greenwich Township NJ | 12,610 | $149K | 2.0% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
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| 514 | Uxbridge MA | 14,783 | $125K | 3.6% | 4.9% | 9% | A |
| 515 | Cannon Township MI | 14,615 | $132K | 2.1% | 5.0% | 4% | A |
| 516 | Branchburg Township NJ | 15,511 | $169K | 2.8% | 6.5% | 7% | A |
| 517 | Powell TN | 13,739 | $82K | 4.1% | 2.8% | 4% | A |
| 518 | Miami Springs FL | 13,611 | $87K | 10.0% | 1.7% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,109 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 Branchburg Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Bordering towns draw 12% of Branchburg Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Branchburg Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branchburg Township | – | A | B | 30 min | $168,832 |
| Hillsborough Township | 3% | A | B− | 33 min | $154,031 |
| Bridgewater Township | 7% | A | A− | 31 min | $172,851 |
| Bedminster Township | under 3% | A | A− | 33 min | $123,709 |
| Bradley Gardens | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Neshanic | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Bridgewater Center | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Readington Township | 2% | A− | C | 30 min | $157,625 |
| Flagtown | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bradley Gardens, Neshanic, Bridgewater Center and Flagtown: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bridgewater Township. Darker towns draw more of Branchburg 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 2024, 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 Branchburg Township: questions
What is the median household income in Branchburg Township?
$168,832 (±$15,209) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Branchburg Township?
2.8%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Branchburg Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Branchburg Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bridgewater Township (7%, 6 mi), New York City (5%, 41 mi), Hillsborough Township (3%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Branchburg Township walkable?
Branchburg Township is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.6 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Branchburg Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Branchburg Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Branchburg Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.