Photo: Jim.henderson · CC BY-SA 4.0More people are out of work in Fairview (9.4%) than in 93% of U.S. towns
For 6% of workers, the job is at home; New Jersey has 17%. Fairview grades C for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. Only 5% work in Fairview; the top destination outside it is New York City (21%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Fairview
Many of the people who work in Fairview live in another state
15% of the jobs in Fairview are held by people who live in New York City, NY, one of the top places its workers come from. The commute map ↓
A lot of Fairview workers cross into New York
20% of Fairview workers work outside New Jersey, most of them in New York, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Fairview and New York City trade workers both ways
New York City is the top workplace for Fairview residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Fairview come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
40% of the jobs in Fairview are in trade, transport and utilities, against 22% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
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.
Where Fairview’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Fairview is better than 33% of U.S. towns, #440 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Fairview’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Fairview could be anywhere from C− to B.
The towns that employ Fairview’s residents
Where Fairview clocks in
21% 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.
What the 2,452 jobs in Fairview are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fairview, 2013 → 2023: 2,191 → 2,452. 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 Fairview’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Fairview by day
On a workday 4,610 residents head out to work, 251 work right here, and 2,201 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13,000 people are in Fairview on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.50 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.
Getting to work from Fairview takes about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fairview workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,963 commuters (the 6% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Fairview
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.
Fairview is among the most walkable U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Fairview is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #15 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Fairview 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 7,393 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, 91% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 42.9 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). 21.0% of Fairview households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 18% of Fairview’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,630th of 2,109: where Fairview 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | Franklin Lakes NJ | 11,180 | $236K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Hanover Township NJ | 15,105 | $157K | 3.2% | 2.6% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | East Greenwich Township NJ | 12,610 | $149K | 2.0% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,628 | Citrus Springs FL | 12,215 | $68K | 11.6% | 4.2% | 2% | C |
| 1,629 | South Daytona FL | 13,894 | $57K | 16.9% | 4.8% | 6% | C |
| 1,630 | Fairview NJ | 15,509 | $64K | 20.8% | 9.4% | 5% | C |
| 1,631 | Mount Vernon OH | 17,287 | $54K | 21.9% | 2.8% | 35% | C |
| 1,632 | Pinewood FL | 18,114 | $59K | 20.5% | 7.2% | 1% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 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 Fairview, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Next door to Fairview
The biggest share goes to North Bergen Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fairview workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview | – | C | A+ | 31 min | $63,606 |
| North Bergen Township | 4% | B | A+ | 33 min | $78,911 |
| Ridgefield | under 2% | A | A+ | 32 min | $118,059 |
| Cliffside Park | 2% | B+ | A+ | 36 min | $93,452 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fairview’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 Fairview: questions
What is the median household income in Fairview?
$63,606 (±$7,719) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fairview?
20.8%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fairview?
31 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fairview work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (21%, 12 mi), North Bergen Township (4%, 2 mi), Jersey City (3%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Fairview walkable?
Fairview is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 15.1 out of 20, and 24% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fairview without a car?
18% of commuters take transit and 21% of households have no car. 91% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fairview, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairview
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.