With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Lake Mohawk works elsewhere
Lake Mohawk has 1,934 jobs, and 4,302 of its residents work somewhere. Only 5% work in Lake Mohawk itself; outside it, Sparta Township draws the most (11%, 3 miles). 23% of workers have no commute at all, next to 17% for New Jersey as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Lake Mohawk apart
No single place dominates Lake Mohawk’s commute
The biggest draw, New York City, NY, gets only 4% of working residents, and 67% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Lake Mohawk residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Lake Mohawk
72% of Lake Mohawk residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 43% of the jobs based in Lake Mohawk pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Lake Mohawk pay little
27% of the jobs based in Lake Mohawk pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 31% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. 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.
The places Lake Mohawk commutes to
Where Lake Mohawk clocks in
11% 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.
What Lake Mohawk’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake Mohawk, 2013 → 2023: 1,494 → 1,934. 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 Lake Mohawk’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily commute in and out of Lake Mohawk
On a workday 4,068 residents head out to work, 234 work right here, and 1,700 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,100 people are in Lake Mohawk on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
How long Lake Mohawk spends getting to work: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lake Mohawk workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,011 commuters (the 23% 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 distance from Lake Mohawk 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.
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 Lake Mohawk: questions
What is the median household income in Lake Mohawk?
$149,135 (±$18,597) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lake Mohawk?
2.2%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lake Mohawk?
35 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lake Mohawk work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sparta Township (11%, 3 mi), New York City (4%, 45 mi), Parsippany-Troy Hills Township (4%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lake Mohawk without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lake Mohawk, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake Mohawk
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.