Bridgewater Center draws 15,820 commuters a day, with 5.2 jobs for every working resident
Only 3% work in Bridgewater Center; the top destination outside it is Bridgewater Township (11%, 3 miles). 15,922 jobs are based in Bridgewater Center; 3,070 of its residents have a job. 25% of workers have no commute at all (New Jersey 17%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Bridgewater Center
Bridgewater Center fills up on a workday
Bridgewater Center has 15,922 jobs, 5.2 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 19,000 people are in town, more than double the 6,500 who live here. Day and night ↓
Bridgewater Center draws workers from far and wide
The 15,922 jobs in Bridgewater Center are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 24%; the other 75% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
No single place dominates Bridgewater Center’s commute
The biggest draw, New York City, NY, gets only 7% of working residents, and 63% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Bridgewater Center residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Most jobs here, and most residents’ jobs, pay over $40,000
77% of Bridgewater Center’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 80% of the jobs based in Bridgewater Center. The jobs ↓
A lot of Bridgewater Center works from home
25% of Bridgewater Center workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. Time on the road ↓
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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Bridgewater Center
On a workday 2,968 residents head out to work and 102 work right here.
About 19,000 people are in Bridgewater Center on a workday afternoon, 198% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that send workers to Bridgewater Center
Where Bridgewater Center clocks in
11% of workers
7% 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.
80% of the jobs in Bridgewater Center pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bridgewater Center, 2014 → 2024: 12,992 → 15,922. 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 Bridgewater Center’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Bridgewater Center takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bridgewater Center workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,362 commuters (the 25% 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.
Bridgewater Center’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Around Bridgewater Center: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Branchburg Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bridgewater Center workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater Center | – | — | — | 28 min | $205,595 |
| Bedminster Township | under 2% | A | A− | 33 min | $123,709 |
| Branchburg Township | 2% | A | B | 30 min | $168,832 |
| Green Knoll | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Finderne | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Somerville | under 2% | A | A+ | 28 min | $103,760 |
| Bradley Gardens | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Green Knoll, Finderne and Bradley Gardens: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bridgewater Center’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 Bridgewater Center: questions
What is the median household income in Bridgewater Center?
$205,595 (±$19,313) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bridgewater Center?
3.1%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bridgewater Center?
28 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bridgewater Center work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bridgewater Township (11%, 3 mi), New York City (7%, 38 mi), Bernards Township (3%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Bridgewater Center without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bridgewater Center, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bridgewater Center
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.