Jobs and earnings in Ledgewood, and the trip to work
Only 2% work in Ledgewood itself; outside it, Roxbury Township draws the most (9%, 1 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 33 minutes, where New Jersey has 31 and the U.S. 26. 2,800 jobs are based in Ledgewood for 2,398 working residents.
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 Ledgewood
Ledgewood trades workers with the towns around it
Ledgewood has about as many jobs (2,800) as working residents (2,398), but they are mostly different people: 2,342 residents leave for work each day while 2,744 people come in. Only 2% of the jobs in Ledgewood are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
No single place dominates Ledgewood’s commute
The biggest draw, Parsippany-Troy Hills Township, gets only 6% of working residents, and 61% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Ledgewood residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Ledgewood
71% of Ledgewood residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 52% of the jobs based in Ledgewood pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
42% of the jobs in Ledgewood are in trade, transport and utilities, against 18% of the jobs its residents hold. 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.
Who leaves Ledgewood for work, and who comes in
On a workday 2,342 residents head out to work, 56 work right here, and 2,744 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.17 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Ledgewood work
Where Ledgewood clocks in
9% 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.
Jobs in Ledgewood: what the 2,800 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ledgewood, 2013 → 2023: 2,340 → 2,800. 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 Ledgewood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Ledgewood’s commute takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ledgewood workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,228 commuters (the 17% 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.
Where in the region Ledgewood works
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.
Ledgewood and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Mount Olive Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ledgewood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ledgewood | – | — | — | 33 min | $135,912 |
| Succasunna | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Kenvil | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Mount Arlington | under 2% | A | B+ | 37 min | $92,264 |
| Flanders | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Mount Olive Township | 3% | A− | B | 32 min | $117,394 |
Same-state neighbors only. Succasunna, Kenvil and Flanders: 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 Ledgewood’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 Ledgewood: questions
What is the median household income in Ledgewood?
$135,912 (±$21,137) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ledgewood?
3.0%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ledgewood?
33 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ledgewood work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Roxbury Township (9%, 1 mi), Parsippany-Troy Hills Township (6%, 13 mi), New York City (5%, 41 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ledgewood without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ledgewood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ledgewood
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.