Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 4.0Hardyston Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Hardyston Township has 1,627 jobs; 4,002 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Hardyston Township are B+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Measured by household income, Hardyston Township is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Hardyston Township: the gist
No single place dominates Hardyston Township’s commute
The biggest draw, New York City, NY, gets only 4% of working residents, and 68% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Hardyston Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Hardyston Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 40 minutes each way, against 31 across New Jersey. Over a year that’s about 307 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Hardyston Township
68% of Hardyston Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 49% of the jobs based in Hardyston Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. 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.
How Hardyston Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hardyston Township is better than 68% of U.S. towns, #322 of 468 in New Jersey. Household income holds Hardyston Township’s grade up ($120,392, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.4%, 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, Hardyston Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
Where Hardyston Township goes to work
Where Hardyston Township clocks in
4% 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.
Getting to work from Hardyston Township takes about 40 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hardyston Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,420 commuters (the 16% 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.
The kinds of work in Hardyston Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hardyston Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,854 → 1,627. 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 Hardyston Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Hardyston Township
On a workday 3,794 residents head out to work, 208 work right here, and 1,419 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,200 people are in Hardyston Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 far it is to work from Hardyston Township
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.
Getting around Hardyston Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hardyston Township is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns, #423 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Hardyston Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,093 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). 4.2% of Hardyston Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Hardyston Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 6,000 to 11,500, Hardyston Township ranks 1,183rd of 2,922 on jobs and income
| # | 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 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
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| 9 | Hainesport Township NJ | 6,197 | $143K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 12 | Waldwick NJ | 10,252 | $178K | 1.4% | 2.2% | 8% | A+ |
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| 20 | Old Tappan NJ | 6,686 | $205K | 2.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
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| 1,181 | Avon NY | 6,937 | $76K | 6.9% | 3.6% | 16% | B+ |
| 1,182 | Yarmouth ME | 9,062 | $110K | 10.2% | 4.4% | 16% | B+ |
| 1,183 | Hardyston Township NJ | 8,541 | $120K | 7.4% | 5.4% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,184 | Ravenna Township OH | 9,161 | $64K | 10.8% | 1.1% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,185 | Gypsum CO | 9,212 | $116K | 9.6% | 0.9% | 19% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,922 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Hardyston Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
12% of Hardyston Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Sparta Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hardyston Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardyston Township | – | B+ | C+ | 40 min | $120,392 |
| Wantage Township | under 2% | B | C+ | 36 min | $99,599 |
| Hamburg | under 2% | A− | C+ | 35 min | $86,975 |
| Franklin | 3% | B | B | 37 min | $92,744 |
| Vernon Township | 3% | B+ | C | 41 min | $115,873 |
| Lafayette Township | under 2% | A− | C+ | 33 min | $129,038 |
| Sparta Township | 4% | A− | B | 38 min | $167,963 |
| Ogdensburg | under 2% | B | B− | 34 min | $105,551 |
| Jefferson Township | 2% | A | B+ | 37 min | $119,836 |
| West Milford Township | under 2% | A− | B | 40 min | $132,114 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hardyston 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 Hardyston Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hardyston Township?
$120,392 (±$23,890) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hardyston Township?
7.4%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hardyston Township?
40 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hardyston Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (4%, 46 mi), Sparta Township (4%, 6 mi), Franklin (3%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hardyston Township walkable?
Hardyston Township is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.4 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hardyston Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hardyston Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hardyston 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.