Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Long Hill Township are higher than in 97% of U.S. towns
The poverty rate is 7.2% (New Jersey 9.7%). For jobs and income Long Hill Township is better than 82% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns (A−). Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 2.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 43.7 in Jersey City.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Long Hill Township, in a few figures
The better-paid jobs are outside Long Hill Township
77% of Long Hill Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 48% of the jobs based in Long Hill Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 94% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
The quickest commute around
Long Hill Township’s 27-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 32 to 37 minutes. Next door ↓
Home offices are common in Long Hill Township
29% of Long Hill Township workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. Time on the road ↓
Long Hill Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Long Hill Township is New York City, NY, 29 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (468) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Long Hill Township
Household income holds Long Hill Township’s grade up ($169,079, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Long Hill Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
What the 2,587 jobs in Long Hill Township are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Long Hill Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,750 → 2,587. 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 Long Hill Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Long Hill Township’s commute takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Long Hill Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,154 commuters (the 29% 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.
Long Hill Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Long Hill Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 3,951 residents head out to work, 274 work right here, and 2,313 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,000 people are in Long Hill Township on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.61 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.
11% of working residents work in New York City
Where Long Hill Township clocks in
11% 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.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Good to walk, short on transit: Long Hill Township
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,438 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 17% 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 2.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 73% 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). 1.0% of Long Hill Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Long Hill Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
739th of 2,893: where Long Hill Township ranks among U.S. towns of 6,100 to 11,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 3 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
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| 8 | Hainesport Township NJ | 6,197 | $143K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 11 | Waldwick NJ | 10,252 | $178K | 1.4% | 2.2% | 8% | A+ |
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| 19 | Old Tappan NJ | 6,686 | $205K | 2.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
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| 737 | Exeter RI | 6,540 | $111K | 12.8% | 1.0% | 8% | A− |
| 738 | Thomaston CT | 7,572 | $103K | 2.3% | 5.6% | 10% | A− |
| 739 | Long Hill Township NJ | 8,684 | $169K | 7.2% | 5.9% | 6% | A− |
| 740 | East Donegal Township PA | 8,780 | $109K | 5.1% | 4.5% | 6% | A− |
| 741 | Redding CT | 8,847 | $186K | 4.0% | 6.4% | 8% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,893 | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Long Hill Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Next door to Long Hill Township
The biggest share goes to Bernards Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Long Hill Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Hill Township | – | A− | A− | 27 min | $169,079 |
| Bernards Township | 3% | A | B+ | 33 min | $194,107 |
| Warren Township | 2% | A+ | A− | 33 min | $204,063 |
| Lyons | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Berkeley Heights Township | 3% | A+ | A | 37 min | $204,658 |
| Harding Township | under 3% | A+ | A− | 32 min | $222,429 |
| Chatham Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lyons: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Chatham Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Long Hill Township’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 Long Hill Township: questions
What is the median household income in Long Hill Township?
$169,079 (±$28,216) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Long Hill Township?
7.2%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Long Hill Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Long Hill Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (11%, 29 mi), Newark (3%, 17 mi), Bernards Township (3%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Long Hill Township walkable?
Long Hill Township is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 8.2 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Long Hill Township without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Long Hill Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Long Hill Township
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.