Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domainHouseholds in Byram Township earn more than those in 93% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 2.5% of residents, next to 9.7% for New Jersey as a whole. Byram Township grades A for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Only 4% work in Byram Township; the top destination outside it is Parsippany-Troy Hills Township (4%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Byram Township and work: the main findings
No single place dominates Byram Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Parsippany-Troy Hills Township, gets only 4% of working residents, and 67% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Byram Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Byram Township
73% of Byram Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 44% of the jobs based in Byram Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
43% of the jobs in Byram Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 18% of the jobs its residents hold. 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.
Jobs & income in Byram Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Byram Township is better than 87% of U.S. towns, #166 of 468 in New Jersey. The poverty rate holds Byram Township’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down (4.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Byram Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Where Byram Township goes to work
Where Byram Township clocks in
4% of workers
4% 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.
The 1,225 jobs based in Byram Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Byram Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,199 → 1,225. 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 Byram Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Byram Township
On a workday 3,886 residents head out to work, 182 work right here, and 1,043 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,400 people are in Byram Township on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
0.30 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 2023, primary jobs.
The trip to work from Byram Township: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Byram Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,523 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.
The commute from Byram 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.
In Byram Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Byram Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns, #459 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Byram Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,365 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.5% of Byram Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Byram Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Byram Township ranks: 551st of 2,956 U.S. towns of 5,800 to 11,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 4 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
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| 10 | Hainesport Township NJ | 6,197 | $143K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 13 | Waldwick NJ | 10,252 | $178K | 1.4% | 2.2% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 549 | Wood-Ridge NJ | 10,341 | $136K | 6.9% | 4.8% | 2% | A |
| 550 | Old Saybrook CT | 10,680 | $114K | 5.0% | 2.9% | 18% | A |
| 551 | Byram Township NJ | 8,249 | $139K | 2.5% | 4.9% | 4% | A |
| 552 | Munson Township OH | 7,078 | $139K | 2.4% | 4.6% | 7% | A |
| 553 | Monroe Township OH | 8,115 | $90K | 6.2% | 2.4% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,956 | 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 Byram Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Byram Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Byram Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byram Township | – | A | C− | 34 min | $138,854 |
| Hopatcong | under 2% | A | B− | 37 min | $115,758 |
| Mount Olive Township | 4% | A− | B | 32 min | $117,394 |
| Stanhope | under 2% | A | B− | 38 min | $139,205 |
| Port Morris | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Roxbury Township | 3% | A− | B+ | 33 min | $134,519 |
| Andover Township | under 2% | A | B− | 36 min | $142,225 |
Same-state neighbors only. Port Morris: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Mount Olive Township. Darker towns draw more of Byram 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 Byram Township: questions
What is the median household income in Byram Township?
$138,854 (±$19,177) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Byram Township?
2.5%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Byram Township?
34 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 Byram Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Parsippany-Troy Hills Township (4%, 17 mi), Mount Olive Township (4%, 7 mi), Morristown (4%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Byram Township walkable?
Byram Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Byram Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Byram Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Byram 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.