Photo: KForce at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Edison Township earn more than those in 90% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Edison Township A−; getting around on foot earns it A+. 4.7% of residents are in poverty (New Jersey 9.7%). For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 2.6 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 43.7 in Jersey City.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Edison Township, in a few figures
Edison Township is where the jobs are
Edison Township has 77,472 jobs, 1.5 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Edison Township draws workers from far and wide
The 77,472 jobs in Edison Township are filled from a wide area. Edison Township’s own residents hold 10% and the ten next-biggest home towns 24%; the other 66% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Edison Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Edison Township is New York City, NY, 24 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (5,558) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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.
The figures behind Edison Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Edison Township is better than 85% of U.S. towns, #192 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Edison Township’s grade up (ahead of 98% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (6.2%, 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, Edison Township could be anywhere from A− to A.
Who leaves Edison Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 42,552 residents head out to work, 7,650 work right here, and 69,822 people come in from elsewhere.
About 136,000 people are in Edison Township on a workday afternoon, 25% more than live here.
1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Where the people who work in Edison Township live
Where Edison Township clocks in
11% of workers
5% 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.
How far Edison Township’s workers travel
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.
Inside Edison Township’s 77,472 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Edison Township, 2013 → 2023: 66,807 → 77,472. 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 Edison Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Edison Township: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Edison Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 40,570 commuters (the 24% 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 Edison Township, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Edison Township is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns, #141 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Edison 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 53,500 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 71% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 13% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 73% 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). 6.5% of Edison Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 11% of Edison Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
These are town averages; neighborhoods differ.
Edison Township places 70th of 394 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 76,000 to 147,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
| 3 | South Jordan UT | 87,614 | $134K | 3.7% | 2.4% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 68 | Queen Creek AZ | 89,770 | $142K | 3.7% | 4.3% | 8% | A− |
| 69 | York Township IL | 128,137 | $112K | 6.1% | 5.0% | 18% | A− |
| 70 | Edison Township NJ | 109,077 | $125K | 4.7% | 6.2% | 15% | A− |
| 71 | Palatine Township IL | 111,179 | $105K | 7.2% | 4.2% | 11% | A− |
| 72 | San Mateo CA | 103,337 | $154K | 8.2% | 4.6% | 13% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 93 | Woodbridge Township NJ | 104,802 | $109K | 8.4% | 4.9% | 13% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 98 | Toms River Township NJ | 100,899 | $100K | 5.8% | 4.3% | 22% | A− |
| 99 | Cherry Hill Township NJ | 79,965 | $122K | 7.5% | 5.8% | 13% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 394 | Flint MI | 79,306 | $38K | 34.1% | 14.8% | 20% | 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 Edison Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Edison Township and its neighbors: 13% work next door
The biggest share goes to Woodbridge Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Edison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edison Township | – | A− | A+ | 34 min | $125,145 |
| New Brunswick | 3% | C | A+ | 23 min | $65,810 |
| Highland Park | under 3% | A− | A+ | 27 min | $104,694 |
| Sayreville | under 3% | A− | A | 31 min | $99,979 |
| Woodbridge Township | 5% | A− | A+ | 33 min | $108,928 |
| Piscataway Township | 3% | A− | A | 26 min | $127,832 |
| South Plainfield | 2% | A | A | 30 min | $130,239 |
| East Brunswick Township | under 3% | A | A | 37 min | $143,343 |
| Fords | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Iselin | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Rutgers University-Livingston Campus | under 3% | — | — | 11 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fords, Iselin and Rutgers University-Livingston Campus: 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 Edison Township’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 Edison Township: questions
What is the median household income in Edison Township?
$125,145 (±$6,156) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Edison Township?
4.7%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Edison Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Edison Township work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (11%, 24 mi), Woodbridge Township (5%, 5 mi), Jersey City (3%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Edison Township walkable?
Edison Township is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 12.0 out of 20, and 12% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Edison Township without a car?
11% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 13% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Edison Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Edison 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.