Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Leonardo works elsewhere
Employers in Leonardo report 103 jobs, against 1,297 working residents. Hardly any work in Leonardo; the top destination outside it is Middletown Township (14%, 1 miles). Working residents average 36 minutes each way, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Leonardo, in brief
Leonardo is a place people come home to
There are 103 jobs based in Leonardo, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Leonardo has about 1,300 people in it, 48% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Leonardo workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 31 across New Jersey. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 38 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.
Who commutes out of Leonardo, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,287 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 93 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Leonardo on a workday afternoon, 48% 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.
Each way, about 36 minutes from Leonardo
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Leonardo workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,132 commuters (the 16% 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.
Commuting out of Leonardo: the destinations
Where Leonardo clocks in
14% of workers
13% 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.
What Leonardo’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Leonardo, 2013 → 2023: 85 → 103. 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 Leonardo’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Leonardo 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.
The towns around Leonardo
The biggest share goes to Atlantic Highlands (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Leonardo workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonardo | – | — | — | 36 min | $138,125 |
| Atlantic Highlands | 2% | A | A+ | 41 min | $126,080 |
| Belford | under 2% | — | — | 41 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Belford: 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 Leonardo’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 Leonardo: questions
What is the median household income in Leonardo?
$138,125 (±$53,151) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Leonardo?
2.4%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Leonardo?
36 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Leonardo work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Middletown Township (14%, 1 mi), New York City (13%, 18 mi), Red Bank (3%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Leonardo without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Leonardo, from the people who make the trip.
More of Leonardo
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.