Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of High Bridge commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
High Bridge grades A− for jobs and income and A− for walkability. There are 852 jobs in High Bridge, against 1,942 working residents. Measured by household income, High Bridge is ahead of 85% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from High Bridge
High Bridge makes and builds things
59% of the jobs based in High Bridge are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs High Bridge residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 14%. The jobs ↓
Most jobs in High Bridge pay over $40,000 a year
78% of the jobs based in High Bridge pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
High Bridge empties out on a workday
About 2,500 people are in High Bridge on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than the 3,600 who live here: 1,900 head out to work and 790 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
High Bridge’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, High Bridge is better than 79% of U.S. towns, #255 of 468 in New Jersey. The poverty rate holds High Bridge’s grade up (3.4%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (5.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, High Bridge could be anywhere from B− to A+.
59% of the jobs in High Bridge make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in High Bridge, 2013 → 2023: 840 → 852. 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 High Bridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in High Bridge, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,879 residents head out to work, 63 work right here, and 789 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in High Bridge on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
5% of working residents work in Raritan Township
Where High Bridge clocks in
5% of workers
4% 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.
The daily trip from High Bridge: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of High Bridge workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,536 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from High Bridge
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.
High Bridge is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, High Bridge is more walkable than 84% of U.S. towns, #290 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place High Bridge 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 1,981 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 59% 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 0.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 55% 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). 1.7% of High Bridge households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of High Bridge’s commuters take a bus or train.
High Bridge is 892nd of 4,474 U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,900 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 4 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | Mountain Lakes NJ | 4,649 | $250K | 1.3% | 2.4% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Harding Township NJ | 3,949 | $222K | 3.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 890 | Ensley Township MI | 2,723 | $76K | 3.8% | 0.8% | 1% | A− |
| 891 | Lesslie SC | 3,077 | $101K | 3.3% | 5.6% | 1% | A− |
| 892 | High Bridge NJ | 3,603 | $112K | 3.4% | 5.9% | 3% | A− |
| 893 | West Point VA | 3,595 | $79K | 3.5% | 0.4% | 13% | A− |
| 894 | Western Township IL | 2,854 | $99K | 4.4% | 3.6% | 13% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,474 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 High Bridge, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
High Bridge and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Clinton Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | High Bridge workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Bridge | – | A− | A− | 34 min | $112,467 |
| Clinton Township | 4% | A | B | 37 min | $167,109 |
| Lebanon Township | under 2% | B | B | 30 min | $129,936 |
| Annandale | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Annandale: 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 High Bridge’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 High Bridge: questions
What is the median household income in High Bridge?
$112,467 (±$30,676) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in High Bridge?
3.4%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from High Bridge?
34 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 High Bridge work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Raritan Township (5%, 8 mi), Clinton Township (4%, 3 mi), Bridgewater Township (4%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is High Bridge walkable?
High Bridge is more walkable than 84% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 8.4 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around High Bridge without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from High Bridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of High Bridge
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.