Work and commuting in Heathcote
For 35% of workers, the job is at home, next to 17% for New Jersey as a whole. Only 1% stay in Heathcote for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (9%, 38 miles). At 31 minutes each way, commutes from Heathcote run about the New Jersey average.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Heathcote, in brief
A lot of Heathcote works from home
35% of Heathcote workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. Time on the road ↓
Heathcote’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Heathcote is New York City, NY, 39 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (284) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Heathcote has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Heathcote went from 1,612 in 2013 to 2,477 in 2023, +54%. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Heathcote
76% of Heathcote residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 54% of the jobs based in Heathcote pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Each way, about 31 minutes from Heathcote
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Heathcote workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,495 commuters (the 35% 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 commute from Heathcote, by distance
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.
Jobs in Heathcote: what the 2,477 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Heathcote, 2013 → 2023: 1,612 → 2,477. 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 Heathcote’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Heathcote
On a workday 3,290 residents head out to work, 49 work right here, and 2,428 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,900 people are in Heathcote on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.74 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.
Out of Heathcote to work: where people go
Where Heathcote clocks in
9% of workers
8% 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.
How Heathcote compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Franklin Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Heathcote workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heathcote | – | — | — | 31 min | $141,295 |
| Kingston | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Kendall Park | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Franklin Township | 4% | A | A− | 34 min | $124,648 |
| East Rocky Hill | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Monmouth Junction | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kingston, Kendall Park, East Rocky Hill and Monmouth Junction: 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 Heathcote’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 Heathcote: questions
What is the median household income in Heathcote?
$141,295 (±$28,076) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Heathcote?
3.4%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Heathcote?
31 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 35% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Heathcote work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (9%, 38 mi), South Brunswick Township (8%, 3 mi), New Brunswick (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Heathcote without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Heathcote, from the people who make the trip.
More of Heathcote
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.