Photo: Apc106 · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Little Silver earn more than in almost any other U.S. town
Household incomes here are among the highest in the country. Below the poverty line: 1.2% of residents; New Jersey has 9.7%. For jobs and income Little Silver is better than 98% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns (A+).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Little Silver
Home offices are common in Little Silver
32% of Little Silver workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. Time on the road ↓
Little Silver’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Little Silver is New York City, NY, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (388) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Little Silver 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Income, poverty and work: Little Silver’s grade explained
Household income is its strongest input ($240,853, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Little Silver could be anywhere from A to A+.
Getting to work from Little Silver takes about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Little Silver workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,202 commuters (the 32% 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 Little Silver works
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The daily flow of workers through Little Silver
On a workday 2,389 residents head out to work, 171 work right here, and 1,929 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 (0.82 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
15% of working residents work in New York City
Where Little Silver clocks in
15% of workers
5% 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.
What work there is in Little Silver: 2,100 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Little Silver, 2014 → 2024: 2,085 → 2,100. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Little Silver’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Little Silver is easy on foot, hard by bus
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,233 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 25% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 72% 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). 0.0% of Little Silver households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 14% of Little Silver’s commuters take a bus or train.
116th of 3,370: where Little Silver ranks among U.S. towns of 4,300 to 8,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| 4 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Hainesport Township NJ | 6,197 | $143K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 114 | Elburn IL | 7,084 | $128K | 5.4% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 115 | Columbus MN | 4,356 | $123K | 3.5% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| 116 | Little Silver NJ | 6,124 | $241K | 1.2% | 3.3% | 7% | A+ |
| 117 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| 118 | West Rockhill Township PA | 5,455 | $104K | 3.9% | 0.3% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,370 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Little Silver, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Little Silver and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Red Bank (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Little Silver workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Silver | – | A+ | A+ | 36 min | $240,853 |
| Red Bank | 5% | A− | A+ | 33 min | $97,477 |
| Oceanport | under 2% | A− | A | 34 min | $126,094 |
| Shrewsbury | 3% | A | A+ | 35 min | $178,958 |
| Rumson | under 2% | A | A+ | 45 min | $250,000+ |
| Monmouth Beach | under 2% | A | A | 32 min | $150,188 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Little Silver’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 2024, 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 Little Silver: questions
What is the median household income in Little Silver?
$240,853 (±$34,724) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Little Silver?
1.2%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Little Silver?
36 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Little Silver work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (15%, 23 mi), Red Bank (5%, 2 mi), Middletown Township (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Little Silver walkable?
Little Silver is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 10.8 out of 20, and 19% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Little Silver without a car?
14% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Little Silver, from the people who make the trip.
More of Little Silver
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.