Blackledge-Gair House · Photo: Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Cresskill earn more than those in 97% of U.S. towns
For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 2.4 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 43.7 in Jersey City. 3.3% of residents are in poverty; New Jersey has 9.7%. The two grades for Cresskill are A for jobs and income and A+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Cresskill
Fewer jobs are based in Cresskill than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Cresskill fell from 3,479 in 2013 to 1,695 in 2023, −51%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
31% of Cresskill works in New York City
1,253 working residents, 31%, have their main job in New York City, NY, 19 miles away. That’s 10 times as many as work in Cresskill itself. The commute map ↓
Cresskill workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 31 across New Jersey. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Three in four Cresskill workers earn over $40,000 a year
76% of Cresskill’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. 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.
Inside Cresskill’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Cresskill is better than 93% of U.S. towns, #87 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Cresskill’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.2%, 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, Cresskill could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Services make up most of the work in Cresskill
1,695 jobs are based in Cresskill.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cresskill, 2013 → 2023: 3,479 → 1,695. 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 Cresskill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
31% of working residents work in New York City
Where Cresskill clocks in
31% of workers
4% of workers
2% 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 trip to work from Cresskill: about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cresskill workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,601 commuters (the 20% 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.
In and out of Cresskill on a workday
On a workday 3,971 residents head out to work, 137 work right here, and 1,558 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,800 people are in Cresskill on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
0.41 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.
Miles to work from Cresskill
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.
Cresskill 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, Cresskill is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns, #148 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Cresskill 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 4,491 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, 12% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 71% 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). 7.7% of Cresskill households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 8% of Cresskill’s commuters take a bus or train.
Cresskill places 317th of 2,841 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 6,500 to 12,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Braddock VA | 6,536 | $212K | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Waldwick NJ | 10,252 | $178K | 1.4% | 2.2% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | Old Tappan NJ | 6,686 | $205K | 2.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Fanwood NJ | 8,035 | $196K | 1.0% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 315 | Richland Township PA | 11,840 | $118K | 4.6% | 2.7% | 8% | A |
| 316 | East Buffalo Township PA | 8,084 | $140K | 3.2% | 1.7% | 7% | A |
| 317 | Cresskill NJ | 9,257 | $170K | 3.3% | 5.2% | 3% | A |
| 318 | Delafield WI | 7,314 | $95K | 5.7% | 1.5% | 6% | A |
| 319 | Cape Elizabeth ME | 9,827 | $146K | 5.2% | 2.5% | 10% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,841 | 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 Cresskill, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
How Cresskill compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Tenafly (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cresskill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cresskill | – | A | A+ | 37 min | $170,376 |
| Demarest | under 2% | A | A− | 43 min | $208,036 |
| Tenafly | 2% | A | A+ | 40 min | $208,200 |
| Dumont | under 2% | A | A+ | 33 min | $126,071 |
| Alpine | under 2% | A+ | B+ | 32 min | $246,944 |
| Bergenfield | under 2% | A− | A+ | 32 min | $130,045 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cresskill’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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 17% of Cresskill workers work outside New Jersey. The job records count 31% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Cresskill: questions
What is the median household income in Cresskill?
$170,376 (±$7,724) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cresskill?
3.3%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cresskill?
37 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cresskill work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (31%, 19 mi), Englewood (4%, 4 mi), Tenafly (2%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Cresskill walkable?
Cresskill is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 13.4 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cresskill without a car?
8% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 12% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cresskill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cresskill
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.