Forsgate has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 78 jobs in Forsgate; 955 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Forsgate itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (11%, 35 miles). For 46% of workers, the job is at home, where New Jersey as a whole has 17%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Forsgate apart
Forsgate is a place people come home to
There are 78 jobs based in Forsgate, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Forsgate has about 1,200 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Forsgate works from home
46% of Forsgate workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. Time on the road ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Forsgate than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Forsgate fell from 636 in 2013 to 78 in 2023, −88%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. 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; with 955 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Forsgate by day
On a workday 948 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 71 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Forsgate on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 2023, primary jobs.
The daily trip from Forsgate: about 40 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Forsgate workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 605 commuters (the 46% 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.
Forsgate is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Forsgate, 2013 → 2023: 636 → 78. 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 Forsgate’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Out of Forsgate to work: where people go
Where Forsgate clocks in
11% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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.
How far Forsgate’s workers travel
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.
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 Forsgate: questions
What is the median household income in Forsgate?
$239,097 (±$40,291) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Forsgate?
3.6%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Forsgate?
40 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 46% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Forsgate work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (11%, 35 mi), Monroe Township (6%, 3 mi), New Brunswick (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Forsgate without a car?
13% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Forsgate, from the people who make the trip.
More of Forsgate
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.