With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Griggstown works elsewhere
Hardly any stay in Griggstown for work; outside it, Franklin Township is the main destination (10%, 4 miles). Griggstown has 110 jobs, against 421 working residents. 29% of workers work from home; New Jersey has 17%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Griggstown
Griggstown is a place people come home to
There are 110 jobs based in Griggstown, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Griggstown has about 500 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Home offices are common in Griggstown
29% of Griggstown workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. Time on the road ↓
Commutes from Griggstown are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 31 across New Jersey. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical New Jersey worker. Time on the road ↓
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 421 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Griggstown
On a workday 417 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 106 people come in from elsewhere.
About 500 people are in Griggstown on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
How long Griggstown spends getting to work: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Griggstown workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 363 commuters (the 29% 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.
Commuting out of Griggstown: the destinations
Where Griggstown clocks in
10% 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.
Jobs in Griggstown: what the 110 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Griggstown, 2013 → 2023: 152 → 110. 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 Griggstown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Griggstown
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.
The towns around Griggstown
The biggest share goes to Montgomery Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Griggstown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griggstown | – | — | — | 23 min | $168,393 |
| Montgomery Township | 4% | A | A− | 37 min | $226,771 |
| Ten Mile Run | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| East Rocky Hill | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Blackwells Mills | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Pleasant Plains | under 3% | — | — | 59 min | — |
| Hillsborough Township | under 3% | A | B− | 33 min | $154,031 |
Same-state neighbors only. Ten Mile Run, East Rocky Hill, Blackwells Mills and Pleasant Plains: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Griggstown’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 Griggstown: questions
What is the median household income in Griggstown?
$168,393 (±$130,288) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Griggstown?
0.0%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Griggstown?
23 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Griggstown work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Franklin Township (10%, 4 mi), New York City (6%, 38 mi), New Brunswick (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Griggstown 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 Griggstown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Griggstown
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.