Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Jefferson Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
4,726 jobs are based in Jefferson Township for 10,536 working residents. Jefferson Township grades A for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. Measured by household income, Jefferson Township is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Jefferson Township: the figures worth knowing
No single place dominates Jefferson Township’s commute
The biggest draw, New York City, NY, gets only 5% of working residents, and 68% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Jefferson Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Jefferson Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 31 across New Jersey. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Jefferson Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Jefferson Township is better than 89% of U.S. towns, #130 of 468 in New Jersey. Household income is its strongest input ($119,836, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Jefferson Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
5% of working residents work in New York City
Where Jefferson Township clocks in
5% of workers
4% 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.
Jefferson Township’s commute takes about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jefferson Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9,385 commuters (the 15% 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.
In and out of Jefferson Township on a workday
On a workday 9,624 residents head out to work, 912 work right here, and 3,814 people come in from elsewhere.
About 15,000 people are in Jefferson Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 Jefferson Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jefferson Township, 2013 → 2023: 3,803 → 4,726. 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 Jefferson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Jefferson Township to work
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.
In Jefferson Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Jefferson Township is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns, #371 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Jefferson 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 11,025 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 0.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 44% 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). 4.1% of Jefferson Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Jefferson Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Jefferson Township places 375th of 1,931 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 14,000 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 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
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| 17 | Hanover Township NJ | 15,105 | $157K | 3.2% | 2.6% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Berkeley Heights Township NJ | 15,140 | $205K | 1.9% | 3.3% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Scotch Plains Township NJ | 25,437 | $184K | 2.5% | 3.2% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 373 | Monroe CT | 19,341 | $157K | 2.6% | 4.9% | 10% | A |
| 374 | Bellevue WI | 16,776 | $85K | 4.0% | 2.1% | 8% | A |
| 375 | Jefferson Township NJ | 20,703 | $120K | 4.5% | 3.8% | 9% | A |
| 376 | Lower Salford Township PA | 16,444 | $146K | 8.8% | 3.0% | 8% | A |
| 377 | West Bradford Township PA | 14,780 | $161K | 3.1% | 4.7% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,931 | 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 Jefferson Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Jefferson Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Roxbury Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jefferson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Township | – | A | B+ | 37 min | $119,836 |
| West Milford Township | under 2% | A− | B | 40 min | $132,114 |
| Newfoundland | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Hopatcong | under 2% | A | B− | 37 min | $115,758 |
| Roxbury Township | 2% | A− | B+ | 33 min | $134,519 |
| Rockaway Township | 2% | A | B+ | 30 min | $141,868 |
| Mount Arlington | under 2% | A | B+ | 37 min | $92,264 |
| Sparta Township | 2% | A− | B | 38 min | $167,963 |
| Hardyston Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 40 min | $120,392 |
Same-state neighbors only. Newfoundland: 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Jefferson Township?
$119,836 (±$12,888) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jefferson Township?
4.5%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jefferson Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jefferson Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (5%, 39 mi), Parsippany-Troy Hills Township (4%, 12 mi), Morristown (3%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Jefferson Township walkable?
Jefferson Township is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.6 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Jefferson Township without a car?
2% 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 Jefferson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jefferson 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.