Most of East Millstone commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
There are 47 jobs in East Millstone, and 276 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in East Millstone itself; outside it, Franklin Township draws the most (12%, 2 miles). The average commute takes 35 minutes each way; New Jersey averages 31, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
East Millstone at work: what stands out
Who works in East Millstone, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 276 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 47 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in East Millstone on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ East Millstone’s residents
Where East Millstone clocks in
12% of workers
5% 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.
70% of the jobs in East Millstone pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in East Millstone, 2014 → 2024: 28 → 47. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs East Millstone’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From East Millstone, about 35 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of East Millstone workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 392 commuters (the 22% 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.
How far East Millstone goes to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
East Millstone and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | East Millstone workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Millstone | – | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Millstone | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Weston | under 3% | — | — | 56 min | — |
| Franklin Center | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Blackwells Mills | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Six Mile Run | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Hillsborough Township | under 3% | A | B− | 33 min | $154,031 |
| Middlebush | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Millstone: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Weston, Franklin Center, Blackwells Mills, Six Mile Run and Middlebush: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of East Millstone’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 2024, 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 East Millstone: questions
What is the poverty rate in East Millstone?
0.0%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from East Millstone?
35 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in East Millstone work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Franklin Township (12%, 2 mi), New Brunswick (5%, 7 mi), Bridgewater Township (4%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around East Millstone without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from East Millstone, from the people who make the trip.
More of East Millstone
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.