Civil War Drill Hall and Armory · Photo: KForce at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Leonia’s household incomes are higher than in 91% of U.S. towns
Jobs & income A: better than 87% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #164 of 468 in New Jersey.
Walkability A+: among the most walkable U.S. towns · #45 of 468 in New Jersey.
Working residents average 31 minutes each way (New Jersey 31, U.S. 26). Only 5% work in Leonia; the top destination outside it is New York City (34%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Leonia
A lot of Leonia workers cross into New York
27% of Leonia workers work outside New Jersey, most of them in New York, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Leonia makes and builds things
51% of the jobs based in Leonia are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Leonia residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 7%. The jobs ↓
Leonia and New York City trade workers both ways
New York City is the top workplace for Leonia residents (34%) and also where the most people who work in Leonia come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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’s behind Leonia’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Leonia is better than 87% of U.S. towns, #164 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Leonia’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (6.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Leonia could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
34% of working residents work in New York City
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Leonia clocks in
34% of workers
3% of workers
3% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Leonia makes things: 51% of its jobs are in goods
2,154 jobs are based in Leonia. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Leonia’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Leonia, 2013 → 2023: 2,244 → 2,154. 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.
Leonia quiets down on a workday
On a workday 3,938 residents head out to work, 212 work right here, and 1,942 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,400 people are in Leonia on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.52 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
About 31 minutes each way, about the NJ average
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Leonia workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,065 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.
Half of Leonia commutes less than 14 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Leonia is among the most walkable U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Leonia is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #45 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Leonia 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 4,892 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 51% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 14.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 96% 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). 4.7% of Leonia households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 16% of Leonia’s commuters take a bus or train.
Leonia is 558th of 2,806 U.S. towns of 6,600 to 12,700 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Leonia, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Waldwick NJ | 10,252 | $178K | 1.4% | 2.2% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | Old Tappan NJ | 6,686 | $205K | 2.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Fanwood NJ | 8,035 | $196K | 1.0% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 556 | Paloma Creek South TX | 8,860 | $122K | 2.0% | 5.9% | <1% | A |
| 557 | Goddard KS | 6,638 | $94K | 1.9% | 3.6% | 11% | A |
| 558 | Leonia NJ | 9,441 | $130K | 4.3% | 6.0% | 5% | A |
| 559 | Heath TX | 11,671 | $221K | 2.0% | 7.5% | 3% | A |
| 560 | Mount Horeb WI | 7,725 | $108K | 2.8% | 3.6% | 15% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,806 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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.
10% of Leonia works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Englewood (3%). Darker towns draw more of Leonia’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Leonia workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonia | – | A | A+ | 31 min | $129,665 |
| Palisades Park | 2% | B+ | A+ | 31 min | $94,743 |
| Englewood | 3% | B+ | A+ | 31 min | $102,571 |
| Fort Lee | 3% | A− | A+ | 35 min | $107,274 |
| Teaneck Township | 2% | A | A+ | 34 min | $144,075 |
| Ridgefield Park | under 2% | B | A+ | 27 min | $100,718 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Leonia: questions
What is the median household income in Leonia?
$129,665 (±$17,147) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Leonia?
4.3%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Leonia?
31 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 Leonia work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (34%, 14 mi), Englewood (3%, 2 mi), Fort Lee (3%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Leonia walkable?
Leonia is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 13.7 out of 20, and 22% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Leonia without a car?
16% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 51% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Leonia, from the people who make the trip.
More of Leonia
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.