Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Dumont’s household incomes are higher than in 90% of U.S. towns
Jobs & income A: better than 91% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #107 of 468 in New Jersey.
Walkability A+: more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns · #131 of 468 in New Jersey.
Working residents average 33 minutes each way (New Jersey 31, U.S. 26). Only 4% work in Dumont; the top destination outside it is New York City (20%, 20 miles).
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 Dumont
A lot of Dumont workers cross into New York
22% of Dumont workers work outside New Jersey, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, New York City (20%) is one of the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Dumont
71% of Dumont residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 49% of the jobs based in Dumont pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Dumont is a place people come home to
There are 2,254 jobs based in Dumont, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Dumont has about 12,000 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 Dumont’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Dumont is better than 91% of U.S. towns, #107 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car is its strongest input (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Dumont could be anywhere from A− to A+.
20% 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 Dumont clocks in
20% 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.
What the 2,254 jobs in Dumont are
2,254 jobs are based in Dumont. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Dumont’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dumont, 2013 → 2023: 1,958 → 2,254. 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.
Dumont quiets down on a workday
On a workday 8,709 residents head out to work, 375 work right here, and 1,879 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12,000 people are in Dumont on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
0.25 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.
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 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dumont workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,754 commuters (the 12% 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.
Half of Dumont commutes less than 11 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.
Dumont is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Dumont is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns, #131 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Dumont 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 9,906 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 94% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 58% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 11.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 95% 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). 5.2% of Dumont households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 7% of Dumont’s commuters take a bus or train.
Dumont is 285th of 1,915 U.S. towns of 13,000 to 25,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Dumont, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | Hanover Township NJ | 15,105 | $157K | 3.2% | 2.6% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 31 | Berkeley Heights Township NJ | 15,140 | $205K | 1.9% | 3.3% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 60 | Cranford Township NJ | 24,725 | $156K | 2.5% | 3.6% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 283 | Grafton WI | 13,389 | $90K | 3.7% | 2.4% | 12% | A |
| 284 | Ballston NY | 13,547 | $116K | 4.9% | 1.9% | 10% | A |
| 285 | Dumont NJ | 18,501 | $126K | 6.6% | 3.7% | 4% | A |
| 286 | Whitemarsh Township PA | 20,198 | $149K | 3.8% | 5.0% | 7% | A |
| 287 | Hilltown Township PA | 16,884 | $134K | 4.7% | 3.7% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,915 | 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.
Dumont and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Bergenfield (2%). Darker towns draw more of Dumont’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dumont workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dumont | – | A | A+ | 33 min | $126,071 |
| Bergenfield | 2% | A− | A+ | 32 min | $130,045 |
| Cresskill | under 2% | A | A+ | 37 min | $170,376 |
| New Milford | under 2% | A− | A+ | 29 min | $114,889 |
| Haworth | under 2% | A+ | A+ | 35 min | $236,765 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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 Dumont: questions
What is the median household income in Dumont?
$126,071 (±$13,465) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dumont?
6.6%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dumont?
33 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dumont work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (20%, 20 mi), Englewood (4%, 4 mi), Hackensack (3%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Dumont walkable?
Dumont is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 14.0 out of 20, and 9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Dumont without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 58% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dumont, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dumont
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.