Photo: Jim.henderson · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Cedar Grove Township earn more than those in 95% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 5.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 43.7 in Jersey City. 4.1% of residents live below the poverty line, where New Jersey as a whole has 9.7%. For jobs and income Cedar Grove Township is better than 84% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns (A+).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Cedar Grove Township
The figures behind Cedar Grove Township’s Jobs & income grade
Job access by car holds Cedar Grove Township’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (8.3%, 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, Cedar Grove Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Jobs in Cedar Grove Township: what the 4,779 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cedar Grove Township, 2013 → 2023: 4,848 → 4,779. 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 Cedar Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Cedar Grove Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 6,272 residents head out to work, 286 work right here, and 4,493 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12,000 people are in Cedar Grove Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.73 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.
14% of working residents work in New York City
Where Cedar Grove Township clocks in
14% 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.
About 34 minutes each way for Cedar Grove Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cedar Grove Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,859 commuters (the 24% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Cedar Grove Township
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 Cedar Grove Township, walking beats the bus
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 6,353 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, 46% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 5.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 85% 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). 4.2% of Cedar Grove Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 13% of Cedar Grove Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Cedar Grove Township is 586th of 2,227 U.S. towns of 10,000 to 19,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
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| 5 | Waldwick NJ | 10,252 | $178K | 1.4% | 2.2% | 8% | A+ |
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| 15 | Franklin Lakes NJ | 11,180 | $236K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 5% | A+ |
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| 29 | Hanover Township NJ | 15,105 | $157K | 3.2% | 2.6% | 9% | A+ |
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| 584 | Cheat Lake WV | 10,902 | $117K | 6.5% | 2.2% | 6% | A− |
| 585 | Bedford MA | 14,836 | $172K | 5.5% | 6.1% | 12% | A− |
| 586 | Cedar Grove Township NJ | 13,916 | $151K | 4.1% | 8.3% | 4% | A− |
| 587 | Ontario NY | 10,701 | $83K | 5.7% | 1.6% | 14% | A− |
| 588 | Westchester IL | 16,300 | $99K | 5.0% | 5.2% | 3% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,227 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Cedar Grove Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Work in the towns next to Cedar Grove Township
The biggest share goes to Montclair Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cedar Grove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Grove Township | – | A− | A+ | 34 min | $151,263 |
| Montclair Township | 3% | A | A+ | 36 min | $151,075 |
| Upper Montclair | under 3% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| North Caldwell | under 3% | A | A− | 30 min | $208,245 |
| Verona Township | under 3% | A | A+ | 32 min | $161,843 |
| Little Falls Township | under 3% | A | A+ | 26 min | $123,307 |
Same-state neighbors only. Upper Montclair: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cedar Grove 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 Cedar Grove Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cedar Grove Township?
$151,263 (±$17,925) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cedar Grove Township?
4.1%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cedar Grove Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cedar Grove Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (14%, 20 mi), Newark (5%, 10 mi), Montclair Township (3%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Cedar Grove Township walkable?
Cedar Grove Township is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 13.0 out of 20, and 14% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cedar Grove Township without a car?
13% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 46% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cedar Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cedar Grove 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.