Photo: Photo by Chuck Walsh. WallyFromColumbia at en.wikipedia · Public domainHousehold incomes in Green Township top those of 94% of U.S. towns
Only 4% stay in Green Township for work; outside it, Newton is the main destination (4%, 6 miles). Below the poverty line: 4.3% of residents, next to 9.7% for New Jersey as a whole. For jobs and income Green Township is better than 78% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns (C+).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Green Township, in brief
Jobs in Green Township have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Green Township went from 314 in 2013 to 867 in 2023, +176%. The jobs ↓
Green Township makes and builds things
63% of the jobs based in Green Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Green Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 15%. The jobs ↓
The quickest commute around
Green Township’s 30-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 33 to 42 minutes. Next door ↓
Most jobs in Green Township pay over $40,000 a year
75% of the jobs based in Green Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The four measures behind Green Township’s grade
Household income holds Green Township’s grade up ($141,875, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Green Township could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Green Township works in goods: 63% of its jobs
867 jobs are based in Green Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Green Township, 2013 → 2023: 314 → 867. 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 Green Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Green Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,617 residents head out to work, 69 work right here, and 798 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,900 people are in Green Township on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
0.51 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.
Where Green Township goes to work
Where Green Township clocks in
4% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
From Green Township, about 30 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Green Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,536 commuters (the 18% 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.
Half of Green Township commutes less than 21 miles
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.
In Green Township, the car does most of the work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 13.2% across New Jersey, on an EPA index of 5.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,871 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.5% of Green Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Green Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Green Township is 932nd of 4,318 U.S. towns of 2,600 to 5,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 4 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | Mountain Lakes NJ | 4,649 | $250K | 1.3% | 2.4% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Harding Township NJ | 3,949 | $222K | 3.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 930 | Harmony Township PA | 3,071 | $71K | 5.3% | 2.8% | 3% | A− |
| 931 | Almira Township MI | 3,989 | $90K | 3.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A− |
| 932 | Green Township NJ | 3,715 | $142K | 4.3% | 5.3% | 4% | A− |
| 933 | Montara CA | 2,917 | $234K | 3.4% | 9.5% | 1% | A− |
| 934 | Brisbane CA | 4,656 | $156K | 5.5% | 8.7% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,318 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Green Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Work in the towns next to Green Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Green Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Township | – | A− | C+ | 30 min | $141,875 |
| Frelinghuysen Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 33 min | $122,727 |
| Andover Township | under 2% | A | B− | 36 min | $142,225 |
| Fredon Township | under 2% | A− | B | 37 min | $142,903 |
| Allamuchy Township | under 2% | B | B− | 42 min | $131,626 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Green Township’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 Green Township: questions
What is the median household income in Green Township?
$141,875 (±$35,711) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Green Township?
4.3%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Green Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Green Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Newton (4%, 6 mi), New York City (4%, 50 mi), Parsippany-Troy Hills Township (4%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Green Township walkable?
Green Township is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Green Township without a car?
1% 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 Green Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Green Township
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.