Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Finesville has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
2 jobs are based in Finesville; 178 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Finesville for work; outside it, Phillipsburg is the main destination (7%, 5 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (New Jersey 17%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Finesville
On a workday 178 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Finesville on a workday afternoon, 58% 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.
Out of Finesville to work: where people go
Where Finesville clocks in
7% of workers
3% 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.
Jobs in Finesville: what the 2 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Finesville, 2014 → 2024: 6 → 2. 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 Finesville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 35 minutes each way, longer than most of New Jersey
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Finesville workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 167 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 many miles Finesville commutes
About 16% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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 to Finesville
The biggest share goes to Holland Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Finesville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finesville | – | — | — | 35 min | $68,780 |
| Holland Township | 3% | A− | D | 32 min | $136,875 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Finesville’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 Finesville: questions
What is the median household income in Finesville?
$68,780 (±$11,174) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Finesville?
0.0%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Finesville?
35 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Finesville work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Phillipsburg (7%, 5 mi), Washington (3%, 14 mi), Raritan Township (3%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Finesville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Finesville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Finesville
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.