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Helmetta grades A− for jobs and income and C for walkability. There are 137 jobs in Helmetta, and 1,522 of its residents work somewhere. Household incomes here are higher than in 76% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Helmetta stands out on work
Helmetta is a place people come home to
There are 137 jobs based in Helmetta, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Helmetta has about 1,100 people in it, 56% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Helmetta’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Helmetta is New York City, NY, 32 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (121) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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.
Where Helmetta’s Jobs & income grade comes from
Job access by car holds Helmetta’s grade up (ahead of 91% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (7.4%, 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, Helmetta could be anywhere from B to A.
The daily commute in and out of Helmetta
On a workday 1,515 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 130 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Helmetta on a workday afternoon, 56% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Helmetta
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.
8% of working residents work in New York City
Where Helmetta clocks in
8% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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.
52% of the jobs in Helmetta make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Helmetta, 2013 → 2023: 144 → 137. 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 Helmetta’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 32 minutes each way, about the NJ average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Helmetta workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,164 commuters (the 11% 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.
Getting around Helmetta: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Helmetta is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 13.2% across New Jersey.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,315 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 4.5% of Helmetta households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Helmetta’s commuters take a bus or train.
Helmetta next to U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,300: 943rd of 5,207 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 45 | Alpine NJ | 1,759 | $247K | 6.2% | 6.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Sea Girt NJ | 1,874 | $214K | 3.3% | 4.5% | 4% | A+ |
| 59 | Spring Lake NJ | 2,769 | $216K | 1.0% | 2.4% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 941 | Pacific WI | 2,769 | $88K | 3.2% | 2.2% | 1% | A− |
| 942 | Jarrettsville MD | 2,560 | $147K | 4.6% | 5.2% | 4% | A− |
| 943 | Helmetta NJ | 2,474 | $99K | 3.7% | 7.4% | <1% | A− |
| 944 | Bingham Township MI | 2,973 | $77K | 6.6% | 1.7% | 2% | A− |
| 945 | Lyndeborough NH | 1,730 | $117K | 3.7% | 9.8% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,207 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Helmetta, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Work next door: 11% of Helmetta’s workers
The biggest share goes to East Brunswick Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Helmetta workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helmetta | – | A− | C | 32 min | $98,952 |
| Monroe Township | 3% | A− | A− | 40 min | $107,892 |
| East Brunswick Township | 6% | A | A | 37 min | $143,343 |
| Spotswood | 2% | A− | A | 32 min | $105,060 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Helmetta’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 Helmetta: questions
What is the median household income in Helmetta?
$98,952 (±$10,239) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Helmetta?
3.7%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Helmetta?
32 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Helmetta work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (8%, 32 mi), East Brunswick Township (6%, 3 mi), Edison Township (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Helmetta walkable?
Helmetta is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Helmetta without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Helmetta, from the people who make the trip.
More of Helmetta
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.