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Jobs & commute in Encore at Monroe

With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Encore at Monroe works elsewhere

Hardly any stay in Encore at Monroe for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (11%, 36 miles). 4 jobs are based in Encore at Monroe; 204 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 0% of workers, where New Jersey as a whole has 17%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out · In brief

The commute and the jobs: Encore at Monroe in brief

Encore at Monroe is a place people come home to

There are 4 jobs based in Encore at Monroe, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓

Encore at Monroe’s biggest commute is a long one

The top workplace outside Encore at Monroe is New York City, NY, 37 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (23) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓

A lot of Encore at Monroe workers cross into New York

20% of Encore at Monroe workers work outside New Jersey, most of them in New York, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓

Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 204 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Day and night

Encore at Monroe by day and by night

On a workday 204 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.

204live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
4work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night870
Workday670
870live here− 200head out to work+ 4come in to work= 670on a workday

About 670 people are in Encore at Monroe on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.02jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

How far

How far it is to work from Encore at Monroe

10 mi25 mi45 miNew York City: 11% · 36.5 miMonroe Township: 5% · 2 miNew Brunswick: 4% · 11.6 miNewark: 4% · 32 miJersey City: 3% · 34.3 miSouth Brunswick Township: 3% · 5.4 miEast Brunswick Township: 3% · 7.8 miJamesburg: 2% · 2.5 miFreehold Township: 2% · 11 miEdison Township: 2% · 14.2 miNew York City 11%Monroe Township 5%New Brunswick 4%Newark 4%Jersey City 3%Encore at Monroe
Encore at MonroeTop destinations (size = commuters)
21%Under 10 mi42 residents
33%10–24 mi67 residents
39%25–50 mi80 residents
7%Over 50 mi15 residents

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.

The commute map

Commuting out of Encore at Monroe: the destinations

Jamesburg: 5 residents work here (2%)New Brunswick: 9 residents work here (4%)Jersey City: 7 residents work here (3%)Newark: 9 residents work here (4%)New York: 23 residents work here (11%)East Windsor TownshipFreehold Township: 5 residents work here (2%)Bernards TownshipMonroe Township: 10 residents work here (5%)South Brunswick Township: 6 residents work here (3%)Morris TownshipEast Brunswick Township: 6 residents work here (3%)Edison Township: 5 residents work here (2%)Encore at MonroeNew YorkMonroe TownshipNew BrunswickNewarkJersey CitySouth Brunswick TownshipEncore at Monroe
1
New York City, NY36.5 mi away
11%23
25%10
3
New Brunswick11.6 mi away
4%9
4
Newark32 mi away
4%9
5
Jersey City34.3 mi away
3%7
8
Jamesburg2.5 mi away
2%5
92%5
10
Edison Township14.2 mi away
2%5
Everywhere elseother towns and states
58%119
The top trips

Where Encore at Monroe clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Most jobs in Encore at Monroe are in services

Jobs based in Encore at MonroeJobs Encore at Monroe residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%7%
Trade, transport & utilities0%19%
Services: health, schools, offices100%74%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month25%16%
Over $3,333 a month75%70%

Who does it

29 or younger25%14%
30 to 5425%40%
55 and older50%46%
−92%

Jobs based in Encore at Monroe, 2014 → 2024: 48 → 4. 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 Encore at Monroe’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Encore at Monroe

Working from home
0%

of Encore at Monroe workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Encore at Monroe gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 162 commuters (the 0% 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 to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Encore at Monroe: questions

What is the median household income in Encore at Monroe?

$76,511 (±$8,622) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Encore at Monroe?

3.6%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Encore at Monroe work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (11%, 36 mi), Monroe Township (5%, 2 mi), New Brunswick (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Encore at Monroe without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Encore at Monroe, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

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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.