Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY 4.0With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Hazlet Township works elsewhere
Jobs and income earn Hazlet Township A; getting around on foot earns it A. Hazlet Township has 5,179 jobs, against 10,051 working residents. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 1.1 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 43.7 in Jersey City.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hazlet Township at work: what stands out
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Hazlet Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hazlet Township is better than 95% of U.S. towns, #67 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 93% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hazlet Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
13% of working residents work in New York City
Where Hazlet Township clocks in
13% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
Who works in Hazlet Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 9,351 residents head out to work, 700 work right here, and 4,479 people come in from elsewhere.
About 16,000 people are in Hazlet Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
What Hazlet Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hazlet Township, 2013 → 2023: 5,687 → 5,179. 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 Hazlet Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Hazlet Township spends getting to work: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hazlet Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,810 commuters (the 14% 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.
How far Hazlet Township’s workers travel
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.
Hazlet Township is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hazlet Township is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns, #247 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Hazlet 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 10,193 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 36% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 4% 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). 6.8% of Hazlet Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Hazlet Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
155th of 1,705: where Hazlet Township ranks among U.S. towns of 15,000 to 28,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Wolf Trap VA | 15,858 | $250K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | Hanover Township NJ | 15,105 | $157K | 3.2% | 2.6% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Berkeley Heights Township NJ | 15,140 | $205K | 1.9% | 3.3% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Scotch Plains Township NJ | 25,437 | $184K | 2.5% | 3.2% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 153 | Batavia IL | 26,586 | $120K | 5.5% | 2.5% | 10% | A |
| 154 | Sudbury MA | 19,643 | $236K | 3.0% | 4.2% | 8% | A |
| 155 | Hazlet Township NJ | 20,743 | $122K | 3.7% | 3.5% | 7% | A |
| 156 | Lafayette CA | 25,313 | $228K | 2.9% | 4.3% | 7% | A |
| 157 | Massapequa Park NY | 16,997 | $172K | 3.1% | 4.6% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,705 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Hazlet Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
The towns around Hazlet Township
The biggest share goes to Holmdel Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hazlet Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazlet Township | – | A | A | 32 min | $122,020 |
| Keyport | under 2% | B− | A+ | 30 min | $82,321 |
| Union Beach | under 2% | A− | A | 32 min | $119,250 |
| Holmdel Township | 4% | A | A | 38 min | $165,013 |
| Keansburg | under 2% | B | A+ | 26 min | $81,428 |
| Aberdeen Township | under 2% | A | A+ | 33 min | $121,795 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hazlet 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 Hazlet Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hazlet Township?
$122,020 (±$7,991) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hazlet Township?
3.7%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hazlet Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hazlet Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (13%, 20 mi), Middletown Township (5%, 5 mi), Holmdel Township (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hazlet Township walkable?
Hazlet Township is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 10.7 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hazlet Township without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 4% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hazlet Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hazlet 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.