Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Greenwich Township are higher than in 97% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Greenwich Township is better than 86% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns (C+). Below the poverty line: 3.0% of residents (New Jersey 9.7%). Only 3% work in Greenwich Township; the top destination outside it is Phillipsburg (5%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Greenwich Township: the gist
No single place dominates Greenwich Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Phillipsburg, gets only 5% of working residents, and 72% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Greenwich Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Greenwich Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 42 minutes each way, against 31 across New Jersey. Over a year that’s about 322 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (34 to 39 minutes). Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Greenwich Township
71% of Greenwich Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 46% of the jobs based in Greenwich Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Greenwich Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Greenwich Township fell from 902 in 2014 to 585 in 2024, −35%. 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The four measures behind Greenwich Township’s grade
Household income holds Greenwich Township’s grade up ($169,079, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (4.8%, 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, Greenwich Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Where the trip to work from Greenwich Township ends
Where Greenwich Township clocks in
5% 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.
The daily trip from Greenwich Township: about 42 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Greenwich Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,348 commuters (the 19% 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.
What work there is in Greenwich Township: 585 jobs
585 jobs are based in Greenwich Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Greenwich Township, 2014 → 2024: 902 → 585. 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 Greenwich Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily commute in and out of Greenwich Township
On a workday 2,421 residents head out to work, 72 work right here, and 513 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,800 people are in Greenwich Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.23 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 2024, primary jobs.
The distance from Greenwich Township to work
About 19% 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.
Getting around Greenwich Township: mostly by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,911 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 1.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 60% 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). 1.1% of Greenwich Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Greenwich Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Greenwich Township is 529th among 3,476 U.S. towns of 4,000 to 7,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| 4 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Hainesport Township NJ | 6,197 | $143K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 527 | Elmsford NY | 5,203 | $120K | 8.7% | 3.7% | 5% | A |
| 528 | Newbury Township IN | 5,929 | $89K | 4.2% | 0.7% | 30% | A |
| 529 | Greenwich Township NJ | 5,726 | $169K | 3.0% | 4.8% | 3% | A |
| 530 | Morgan Township OH | 5,544 | $108K | 8.3% | 0.5% | 5% | A |
| 531 | Samsula-Spruce Creek FL | 4,852 | $98K | 3.6% | 2.2% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,476 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Greenwich Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Greenwich Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Greenwich Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwich Township | – | A | C+ | 42 min | $169,079 |
| Bloomsbury | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Lopatcong Township | 3% | B | B+ | 39 min | $91,114 |
| Pohatcong Township | under 2% | A− | B+ | 35 min | $103,611 |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | A | B− | 34 min | $132,697 |
Same-state neighbors only. Bloomsbury: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Lopatcong Township. Darker towns draw more of Greenwich 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 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 Greenwich Township: questions
What is the median household income in Greenwich Township?
$169,079 (±$16,178) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Greenwich Township?
3.0%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Greenwich Township?
42 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Greenwich Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Phillipsburg (5%, 3 mi), Bridgewater Township (4%, 28 mi), New York City (3%, 62 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Greenwich Township walkable?
Greenwich Township is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Greenwich Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Greenwich Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Greenwich Township
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. 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.