Work and commuting in Lincroft
2,881 jobs are based in Lincroft for 3,024 working residents. Only 4% work in Lincroft; the top destination outside it is New York City (16%, 25 miles). Working residents average 35 minutes each way (New Jersey 31, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Lincroft, in brief
Lincroft trades workers with the towns around it
Lincroft has about as many jobs (2,881) as working residents (3,024), but they are mostly different people: 2,893 residents leave for work each day while 2,750 people come in. Only 5% of the jobs in Lincroft are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Lincroft workers cross into New York
18% of Lincroft workers work outside New Jersey, most of them in New York, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Nearly all the work in Lincroft is services
91% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 2% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Lincroft’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Lincroft is New York City, NY, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 16% of working residents (470) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Lincroft has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Lincroft went from 2,062 in 2013 to 2,881 in 2023, +40%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
A workday in Lincroft: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 2,893 residents head out to work, 131 work right here, and 2,750 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 (0.95 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.
The places Lincroft commutes to
Where Lincroft clocks in
16% of workers
10% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lincroft, 2013 → 2023: 2,062 → 2,881. 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 Lincroft’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Lincroft commutes
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 daily trip from Lincroft: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lincroft workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,294 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 towns around Lincroft
The biggest share goes to Tinton Falls (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lincroft workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincroft | – | — | — | 35 min | $189,000 |
| Colts Neck Township | under 2% | A | A− | 33 min | $199,573 |
| Tinton Falls | 3% | A− | A | 30 min | $117,308 |
| Holmdel Township | 3% | A | A | 38 min | $165,013 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lincroft’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 Lincroft: questions
What is the median household income in Lincroft?
$189,000 (±$30,358) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lincroft?
2.0%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lincroft?
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 Lincroft work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (16%, 25 mi), Middletown Township (10%, 6 mi), Red Bank (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lincroft without a car?
10% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lincroft, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lincroft
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.