Work and commuting in Byram Center
Employers in Byram Center report 860 jobs, and 1,227 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% work in Byram Center itself; outside it, Morristown draws the most (6%, 16 miles). The average commute, 31 minutes each way, matches the New Jersey norm.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Byram Center, in a few figures
Stores, warehouses and trucking
56% of the jobs in Byram Center are in trade, transport and utilities, against 18% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Byram Center
68% of Byram Center residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 37% of the jobs based in Byram Center pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Byram Center pay little
28% of the jobs based in Byram Center pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 37% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
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.
Jobs in Byram Center: what the 860 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Byram Center, 2014 → 2024: 1,014 → 860. 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 Byram Center’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Byram Center by day and by night
On a workday 1,192 residents head out to work, 35 work right here, and 825 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in Byram Center on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.70 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Byram Center to work: where people go
Where Byram Center clocks in
6% of workers
5% 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 long Byram Center spends getting to work: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Byram Center workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,043 commuters (the 17% 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 Byram Center goes to work
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.
Next door to Byram Center
The biggest share goes to Mount Olive Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Byram Center workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byram Center | – | — | — | 31 min | $132,857 |
| Mount Olive Township | 5% | A− | B | 32 min | $117,394 |
| Stanhope | under 2% | A | B− | 38 min | $139,205 |
| Hopatcong | 2% | A | B− | 37 min | $115,758 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Byram 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 Byram Center: questions
What is the median household income in Byram Center?
$132,857 (±$29,304) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Byram Center?
0.6%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Byram Center?
31 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Byram Center work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Morristown (6%, 16 mi), Mount Olive Township (5%, 5 mi), Byram Township (4%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Byram Center without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Byram Center, from the people who make the trip.
More of Byram 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.