Photo: Leifern · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Florham Park have higher incomes than those in 96% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 8.7% of residents, next to 9.7% for New Jersey as a whole. The two grades for Florham Park are A− for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 3.5 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
Where Florham Park stands out on work
Florham Park fills up on a workday
Florham Park has 25,693 jobs, 4.5 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 34,000 people are in town, more than double the 14,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Florham Park draws workers from far and wide
The 25,693 jobs in Florham Park are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 15%; the other 83% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
A lot of Florham Park works from home
31% of Florham Park workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. Time on the road ↓
Most jobs here, and most residents’ jobs, pay over $40,000
76% of Florham Park’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data, and so do 83% of the jobs based in Florham Park. The jobs ↓
Florham Park’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Florham Park is New York City, NY, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (728) 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.
Why Florham Park gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Florham Park is better than 81% of U.S. towns, #233 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Florham Park’s grade up (ahead of 98% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.4%, 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, Florham Park could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
In and out of Florham Park on a workday
On a workday 5,234 residents head out to work, 425 work right here, and 25,268 people come in from elsewhere.
About 34,000 people are in Florham Park on a workday afternoon, 139% more than live here.
4.5 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 Florham Park live
Where Florham Park clocks in
13% 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.
Time on the road from Florham Park: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Florham Park workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,524 commuters (the 31% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Florham Park
25,693 jobs are based in Florham Park.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Florham Park, 2013 → 2023: 19,029 → 25,693. 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 Florham Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Florham Park
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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Florham Park
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 6,544 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 51% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 78% 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). 4.1% of Florham Park households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 8% of Florham Park’s commuters take a bus or train.
732nd of 2,362: where Florham Park ranks among U.S. towns of 10,000 to 20,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
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| 5 | Waldwick NJ | 10,252 | $178K | 1.4% | 2.2% | 8% | A+ |
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| 16 | Franklin Lakes NJ | 11,180 | $236K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 5% | A+ |
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| 31 | Hanover Township NJ | 15,105 | $157K | 3.2% | 2.6% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 730 | Silver Creek Township IN | 14,771 | $76K | 7.4% | 2.1% | 8% | A− |
| 731 | Rosedale CA | 18,877 | $136K | 6.4% | 4.4% | 6% | A− |
| 732 | Florham Park NJ | 14,456 | $159K | 8.7% | 5.4% | 8% | A− |
| 733 | Prairie Township OH | 16,899 | $74K | 8.3% | 1.9% | 2% | A− |
| 734 | Amity Township PA | 13,585 | $118K | 12.0% | 2.3% | 7% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,362 | 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 Florham Park, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Bordering towns draw 11% of Florham Park’s workers
The biggest share goes to Livingston Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Florham Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florham Park | – | A− | A+ | 26 min | $158,696 |
| Livingston Township | 3% | A+ | A+ | 38 min | $229,806 |
| Madison | 3% | A | A+ | 28 min | $171,471 |
| Millburn Township | 2% | A+ | A+ | 42 min | $250,000+ |
| East Hanover Township | 3% | A+ | B+ | 25 min | $149,583 |
| Chatham | under 3% | A | A+ | 39 min | $241,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Florham Park’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 Florham Park: questions
What is the median household income in Florham Park?
$158,696 (±$18,650) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Florham Park?
8.7%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Florham Park?
26 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 31% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Florham Park work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (13%, 25 mi), Newark (4%, 12 mi), Parsippany-Troy Hills Township (3%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Florham Park walkable?
Florham Park is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 11.6 out of 20, and 13% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Florham Park without a car?
8% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Florham Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Florham Park
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.