Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Liberty Corner has 2.4 jobs for every working resident: 2,004 people commute in to work
45% of workers have no commute at all (New Jersey 17%). 2,015 jobs are based in Liberty Corner; 851 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Liberty Corner itself; outside it, Bernards Township draws the most (12%, 1 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Liberty Corner, in brief
Liberty Corner is where the jobs are
Liberty Corner has 2,015 jobs, 2.4 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 3,500 people are in town, 50% more than the 2,300 who live here. Day and night ↓
Jobs in Liberty Corner have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Liberty Corner went from 893 in 2013 to 2,015 in 2023, +126%. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Liberty Corner
45% of Liberty Corner workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. 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; with 851 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Who leaves Liberty Corner for work, and who comes in
On a workday 840 residents head out to work and 11 work right here.
About 3,500 people are in Liberty Corner on a workday afternoon, 50% more 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.
82% of the jobs in Liberty Corner pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Liberty Corner, 2013 → 2023: 893 → 2,015. 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 Liberty Corner’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Liberty Corner: about 32 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Liberty Corner workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 515 commuters (the 45% 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 the people who work in Liberty Corner live
Where Liberty Corner clocks in
12% of workers
7% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Liberty Corner
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.
Work in the towns next to Liberty Corner
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Liberty Corner workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Corner | – | — | — | 32 min | $241,480 |
| Lyons | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Basking Ridge | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Warren Township | under 2% | A+ | A− | 33 min | $204,063 |
| The Hills | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lyons, Basking Ridge and The Hills: 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 Liberty Corner’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 Liberty Corner: questions
What is the median household income in Liberty Corner?
$241,480 (±$44,171) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Liberty Corner?
2.0%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Liberty Corner?
32 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 45% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Liberty Corner work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bernards Township (12%, 1 mi), New York City (7%, 34 mi), Bridgewater Township (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Liberty Corner without a car?
0% 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 Liberty Corner, from the people who make the trip.
More of Liberty Corner
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.