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Jobs & commute in Harlingen

Harlingen has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Hardly any work in Harlingen; the top destination outside it is Montgomery Township (12%, 2 miles). Harlingen has 84 jobs for 200 working residents. Working residents average 25 minutes each way, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

84 jobs based here
Household income
$232K
median · New Jersey $104K
Poverty
0.0%
New Jersey 9.7%
Unemployment
6.8%
New Jersey 6.3% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
25 min
New Jersey 31 · U.S. 26
Work in town
0%
0 of 200 working residents
Work from home
22%
New Jersey 17% · U.S. 15%
What stands out

Where Harlingen stands out on work

25 minaverage commute · NJ 31
★ What stands out · Time on the road

Time on the road from Harlingen: about 25 minutes

A year of commuting
194 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Harlingen25 min
New Jersey31 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
22%

of Harlingen workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Harlingen gets to work
97%Drive alone
3%Carpool

Share of the 275 commuters (the 22% 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.

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Harlingen

On a workday 200 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 84 people come in from elsewhere.

200live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
84work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night590
Workday480
590live here− 200head out to work+ 84come in to work= 480on a workday

About 480 people are in Harlingen on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.42jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Out of Harlingen to work: where people go

DunellenRaritan: 8 residents work here (4%)ManvilleNew Brunswick: 8 residents work here (4%)Princeton: 9 residents work here (5%)Newark: 6 residents work here (3%)New York: 11 residents work here (6%)Raritan TownshipMontgomery Township: 24 residents work here (12%)Hillsborough TownshipBridgewater Township: 8 residents work here (4%)South Brunswick Township: 8 residents work here (4%)Lawrence TownshipOld Bridge TownshipEast Brunswick Township: 7 residents work here (4%)Edison Township: 9 residents work here (5%)Franklin TownshipHarlingenBelle MeadMontgomery TownshipNew YorkPrincetonEdison TownshipRaritanNew BrunswickHarlingen
1
Montgomery Township2.2 mi away
12%24
2
New York City, NY40.3 mi away
6%11
3
Princeton6.5 mi away
5%9
4
Edison Township16.5 mi away
5%9
5
Raritan8.3 mi away
4%8
6
New Brunswick11.3 mi away
4%8
7
Bridgewater Township10.1 mi away
4%8
8
South Brunswick Township8.3 mi away
4%8
9
East Brunswick Township12.6 mi away
4%7
10
Newark31.5 mi away
3%6
Everywhere elseother towns and states
51%102
The top trips

Where Harlingen clocks in

12% of workers
2.2 mi awayMontgomery Township24 Harlingen residents work here · Jobs & commute →
6% of workers
40.3 mi awayNew York City, NY11 Harlingen residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5% of workers
6.5 mi awayPrinceton9 Harlingen residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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 jobs

Jobs in Harlingen: what the 84 are

Jobs based in HarlingenJobs Harlingen residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms24%10%
Trade, transport & utilities5%17%
Services: health, schools, offices71%73%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less15%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month36%12%
Over $3,333 a month49%77%

Who does it

29 or younger25%18%
30 to 5439%56%
55 and older36%26%
−69%

Jobs based in Harlingen, 2013 → 2023: 270 → 84. 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 Harlingen’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

The commute from Harlingen, by distance

10 mi25 mi50 miMontgomery Township: 12% · 2.2 miNew York City: 6% · 40.3 miPrinceton: 5% · 6.5 miEdison Township: 5% · 16.5 miRaritan: 4% · 8.3 miNew Brunswick: 4% · 11.3 miBridgewater Township: 4% · 10.1 miSouth Brunswick Township: 4% · 8.3 miEast Brunswick Township: 4% · 12.6 miNewark: 3% · 31.5 miMontgomery Township 12%New York City 6%Princeton 5%Edison Township 5%Raritan 4%Harlingen
HarlingenTop destinations (size = commuters)
39%Under 10 mi78 residents
31%10–24 mi61 residents
26%25–50 mi52 residents
4%Over 50 mi8 residents

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.

Next door

How Harlingen compares with the towns next door

Belle Mead: few work hereBelle MeadHarlingen
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%
Belle Meadunder 3% of Harlingen

Jobs & commute next door

TownHarlingen workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Harlingen–——25 min$231,923
Belle Meadunder 3%——38 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Belle Mead: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Harlingen’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Harlingen: questions

What is the median household income in Harlingen?

$231,923 (±$36,750) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Harlingen?

0.0%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Harlingen?

25 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Harlingen work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Montgomery Township (12%, 2 mi), New York City (6%, 40 mi), Princeton (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Harlingen 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 Harlingen, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Harlingen

Harlingen home →
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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.