Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Far Hills commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
The trip to work takes 33 minutes on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. Employers in Far Hills report 151 jobs, against 492 working residents. Only 2% work in Far Hills; the top destination outside it is Bernards Township (5%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Far Hills on a workday
On a workday 483 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 142 people come in from elsewhere.
About 630 people are in Far Hills on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 Far Hills’ residents
Where Far Hills clocks in
5% 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.
73% of the jobs in Far Hills pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Far Hills, 2014 → 2024: 240 → 151. 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 Far Hills’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 33 minutes to work from Far Hills
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Far Hills workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 395 commuters (the 21% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Far Hills
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.
Next door is work for 11% of Far Hills
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Far Hills workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Far Hills | – | — | — | 33 min | $143,250 |
| Peapack and Gladstone | 3% | A+ | A | 27 min | $202,578 |
| Bernards Township | 5% | A | B+ | 33 min | $194,107 |
| Bedminster Township | 3% | A | A− | 33 min | $123,709 |
| Bernardsville | under 3% | A+ | A | 28 min | $236,115 |
| The Hills | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. The Hills: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bernards Township. Darker towns draw more of Far Hills’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 Far Hills: questions
What is the median household income in Far Hills?
$143,250 (±$38,289) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Far Hills?
5.4%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Far Hills?
33 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Far Hills work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bernards Township (5%, 3 mi), New York City (5%, 36 mi), Morristown (3%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Far Hills without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Far Hills, from the people who make the trip.
More of Far Hills
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.