Photo: Hisland7 · CC BY-SA 3.0Edgewater has higher household incomes than 90% of U.S. towns
For 30% of workers, the job is at home (New Jersey 17%). The poverty rate is 7.7%; New Jersey has 9.7%. Edgewater grades B+ 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
Edgewater at work: what stands out
The better-paid jobs are outside Edgewater
76% of Edgewater residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 43% of the jobs based in Edgewater pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
43% of Edgewater works in New York City
2,689 working residents, 43%, have their main job in New York City, NY, 11 miles away. That’s 11 times as many as work in Edgewater itself. The commute map ↓
Home offices are common in Edgewater
30% of Edgewater workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. Time on the road ↓
Many of the people who work in Edgewater live in another state
14% of the jobs in Edgewater are held by people who live in New York City, NY, one of the top places its workers come from. The commute map ↓
Edgewater workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 31 across New Jersey. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Edgewater
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Edgewater is better than 74% of U.S. towns, #285 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Edgewater’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (8.0%, 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, Edgewater could be anywhere from B to A.
What the 5,047 jobs in Edgewater are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Edgewater, 2013 → 2023: 4,309 → 5,047. 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 Edgewater’s own residents hold wherever they work.
43% of working residents work in New York City
Where Edgewater clocks in
43% 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.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Edgewater’s commute takes about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Edgewater workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,917 commuters (the 30% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Edgewater
On a workday 6,007 residents head out to work, 260 work right here, and 4,787 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.
How far Edgewater goes to work
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.
Edgewater is among the most walkable U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Edgewater is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #1 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Edgewater 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 8,498 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, 93% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 35.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, among the most 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). 13.4% of Edgewater households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 33% of Edgewater’s commuters take a bus or train.
853rd of 2,109: where Edgewater ranks among U.S. towns of 11,000 to 21,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
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| 12 | Franklin Lakes NJ | 11,180 | $236K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 5% | A+ |
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| 27 | Hanover Township NJ | 15,105 | $157K | 3.2% | 2.6% | 9% | A+ |
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| 36 | East Greenwich Township NJ | 12,610 | $149K | 2.0% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 851 | Geddes NY | 16,579 | $77K | 4.6% | 4.2% | 7% | B+ |
| 852 | Lakeside VA | 12,654 | $72K | 11.8% | 1.6% | 2% | B+ |
| 853 | Edgewater NJ | 15,499 | $124K | 7.7% | 8.0% | 4% | B+ |
| 854 | Hernando MS | 18,824 | $77K | 8.8% | 2.5% | 19% | B+ |
| 855 | Lakeland South WA | 13,100 | $111K | 6.2% | 6.5% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,109 | 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 Edgewater, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Around Edgewater: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Fort Lee (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Edgewater workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewater | – | B+ | A+ | 38 min | $124,050 |
| Fort Lee | 3% | A− | A+ | 35 min | $107,274 |
| Cliffside Park | under 2% | B+ | A+ | 36 min | $93,452 |
| North Bergen Township | under 2% | B | A+ | 33 min | $78,911 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Edgewater’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 Edgewater: questions
What is the median household income in Edgewater?
$124,050 (±$8,202) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Edgewater?
7.7%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Edgewater?
38 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Edgewater work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (43%, 11 mi), Jersey City (4%, 9 mi), Fort Lee (3%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Edgewater walkable?
Edgewater is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 16.6 out of 20, and 38% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Edgewater without a car?
33% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. 93% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Edgewater, from the people who make the trip.
More of Edgewater
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.