Photo: joiseyshowaa · CC BY-SA 2.0Colts Neck Township’s household incomes are higher than in 98% of U.S. towns
Jobs & income A: better than 92% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #100 of 468 in New Jersey.
Walkability A−: more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns · #300 of 468 in New Jersey.
Working residents average 33 minutes each way (New Jersey 31, U.S. 26). About one in ten work in Colts Neck Township; the top destination outside it is New York City (8%, 28 miles).
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 0.7 transit trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 43.7 in Jersey City (EPA, 2020 schedules).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Colts Neck Township
No single place dominates Colts Neck Township’s commute
The biggest draw, New York City, NY, gets only 8% of working residents, and 63% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Colts Neck Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Colts Neck Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Colts Neck Township is New York City, NY, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (293) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A lot of Colts Neck Township works from home
26% of Colts Neck Township 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind Colts Neck Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Colts Neck Township is better than 92% of U.S. towns, #100 of 468 in New Jersey. Household income holds Colts Neck Township’s grade up ($199,573, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (4.6%, 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, Colts Neck Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
8% of working residents work in New York City
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Colts Neck Township clocks in
8% of workers
4% of workers
3% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Half of Colts Neck Township commutes less than 15 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
About 33 minutes each way, longer than most of New Jersey
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Colts Neck Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,793 commuters (the 26% 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.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 3,262 residents head out to work, 291 work right here, and 2,577 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.81 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
What the 2,868 jobs in Colts Neck Township are
2,868 jobs are based in Colts Neck Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Colts Neck Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Colts Neck Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,196 → 2,868. 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.
Colts Neck Township is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Colts Neck Township is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns, #300 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Colts Neck 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 5,106 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 22% 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 0.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 54% 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). 1.6% of Colts Neck Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 6% of Colts Neck Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Colts Neck Township is 336th of 2,744 U.S. towns of 7,000 to 13,500 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Colts Neck Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Waldwick NJ | 10,252 | $178K | 1.4% | 2.2% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Fanwood NJ | 8,035 | $196K | 1.0% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 21 | Oradell NJ | 8,293 | $221K | 3.6% | 2.3% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 334 | Lake Forest Park WA | 13,191 | $160K | 4.0% | 4.4% | 2% | A |
| 335 | Old Lyme CT | 7,702 | $132K | 2.9% | 2.7% | 11% | A |
| 336 | Colts Neck Township NJ | 9,989 | $200K | 3.4% | 4.6% | 8% | A |
| 337 | Kennett Township PA | 9,253 | $151K | 4.3% | 3.1% | 9% | A |
| 338 | South Heidelberg Township PA | 7,942 | $111K | 7.0% | 1.2% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,744 | 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.
13% of Colts Neck Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Middletown Township (4%). Darker towns draw more of Colts Neck Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Colts Neck Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colts Neck Township | – | A | A− | 33 min | $199,573 |
| Tinton Falls | 2% | A− | A | 30 min | $117,308 |
| Holmdel Township | 2% | A | A | 38 min | $165,013 |
| Lincroft | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Middletown Township | 4% | A− | A | 35 min | $141,810 |
| Marlboro Township | 3% | A+ | A | 41 min | $186,292 |
| Howell Township | 2% | A− | A− | 32 min | $134,854 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lincroft: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Colts Neck Township: questions
What is the median household income in Colts Neck Township?
$199,573 (±$33,573) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Colts Neck Township?
3.4%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Colts Neck Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Colts Neck Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (8%, 28 mi), Middletown Township (4%, 9 mi), Marlboro Township (3%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Colts Neck Township walkable?
Colts Neck Township is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 8.1 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Colts Neck Township without a car?
6% 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 Colts Neck Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Colts Neck 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.