Photo: TimSPC at English Wikipedia · Public domainHasbrouck Heights’ household incomes are higher than in 90% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Hasbrouck Heights is better than 89% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is among the most walkable U.S. towns (A+). Poverty touches 6.0% of residents, against 9.7% across New Jersey. Only 5% work in Hasbrouck Heights itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (19%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Hasbrouck Heights
Where Hasbrouck Heights’ Jobs & income grade comes from
Job access by car holds Hasbrouck Heights’ grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hasbrouck Heights could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
The 3,553 jobs based in Hasbrouck Heights
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hasbrouck Heights, 2013 → 2023: 6,400 → 3,553. 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 Hasbrouck Heights’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Hasbrouck Heights
On a workday 5,933 residents head out to work, 312 work right here, and 3,241 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9,500 people are in Hasbrouck Heights on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
0.57 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.
Commuting out of Hasbrouck Heights: the destinations
Where Hasbrouck Heights clocks in
19% of workers
5% 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.
Hasbrouck Heights’ commute takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hasbrouck Heights workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,551 commuters (the 13% 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.
Hasbrouck Heights’ commute, mile by mile
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.
Hasbrouck Heights is among the most walkable U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hasbrouck Heights is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #33 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Hasbrouck Heights 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 6,399 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 68% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 13.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 95% 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). 7.9% of Hasbrouck Heights households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 12% of Hasbrouck Heights’ commuters take a bus or train.
372nd of 2,151: where Hasbrouck Heights ranks among U.S. towns of 9,000 to 16,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
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| 7 | Waldwick NJ | 10,252 | $178K | 1.4% | 2.2% | 8% | A+ |
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| 18 | Franklin Lakes NJ | 11,180 | $236K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Hanover Township NJ | 15,105 | $157K | 3.2% | 2.6% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 370 | Farmington AR | 10,658 | $90K | 3.8% | 0.7% | 2% | A |
| 371 | Calimesa CA | 11,111 | $87K | 5.3% | 1.3% | 4% | A |
| 372 | Hasbrouck Heights NJ | 12,211 | $124K | 6.0% | 4.4% | 5% | A |
| 373 | West Bradford Township PA | 14,780 | $161K | 3.1% | 4.7% | 4% | A |
| 374 | Manteno IL | 9,201 | $98K | 3.5% | 2.9% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,151 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 Hasbrouck Heights, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Hasbrouck Heights and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hasbrouck Heights workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasbrouck Heights | – | A | A+ | 30 min | $123,734 |
| Lodi | under 2% | B− | A+ | 26 min | $89,305 |
| Wood-Ridge | under 2% | A | A+ | 33 min | $136,108 |
| Teterboro | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Hackensack | 5% | B | A+ | 29 min | $84,277 |
| Moonachie | under 2% | A− | A+ | 26 min | $90,260 |
Same-state neighbors only. Teterboro: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hackensack. Darker towns draw more of Hasbrouck Heights’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 Hasbrouck Heights: questions
What is the median household income in Hasbrouck Heights?
$123,734 (±$15,602) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hasbrouck Heights?
6.0%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hasbrouck Heights?
30 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hasbrouck Heights work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (19%, 16 mi), Hackensack (5%, 2 mi), Jersey City (3%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hasbrouck Heights walkable?
Hasbrouck Heights is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 14.7 out of 20, and 17% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hasbrouck Heights without a car?
12% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 68% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hasbrouck Heights, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hasbrouck Heights
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.