Photo: Daniellek0512 · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Mahwah Township have higher incomes than those in 92% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Mahwah Township A; getting around on foot earns it A. The poverty rate is 2.1%; New Jersey has 9.7%. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 1.0 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 43.7 in Jersey City.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Mahwah Township and work: the main findings
Mahwah Township trades workers with the towns around it
Mahwah Township has about as many jobs (14,289) as working residents (12,518), but they are mostly different people: 11,520 residents leave for work each day while 13,291 people come in. Only 7% of the jobs in Mahwah Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Mahwah Township draws workers from far and wide
The 14,289 jobs in Mahwah Township are filled from a wide area. Mahwah Township’s own residents hold 7% and the ten next-biggest home towns 19%; the other 74% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Mahwah Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Mahwah Township is New York City, NY, 32 miles away as the crow flies. 16% of working residents (1,959) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Most jobs here, and most residents’ jobs, pay over $40,000
76% of Mahwah Township’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data, and so do 77% of the jobs based in Mahwah Township. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Mahwah Township
26% of Mahwah Township 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 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: Mahwah Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Mahwah Township is better than 91% of U.S. towns, #113 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Mahwah Township’s grade up (ahead of 98% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.5%, 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, Mahwah Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Who leaves Mahwah Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 11,520 residents head out to work, 998 work right here, and 13,291 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 (1.14 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.
16% of working residents work in New York City
Where Mahwah Township clocks in
16% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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.
Miles to work from Mahwah Township
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.
77% of the jobs in Mahwah Township pay over $3,333 a month
14,289 jobs are based in Mahwah Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mahwah Township, 2014 → 2024: 15,162 → 14,289. 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 Mahwah Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes each way for Mahwah Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mahwah Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9,520 commuters (the 26% 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.
In Mahwah Township, walking beats the bus
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 12,918 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 66% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 20% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 59% 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). 4.2% of Mahwah Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Mahwah Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Mahwah Township places 244th of 1,576 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 18,000 to 35,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | Scotch Plains Township NJ | 25,437 | $184K | 2.5% | 3.2% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Westfield NJ | 32,595 | $233K | 1.8% | 3.6% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 44 | Cranford Township NJ | 24,725 | $156K | 2.5% | 3.6% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 242 | Naples FL | 20,114 | $153K | 6.5% | 2.3% | 27% | A |
| 243 | Homer Glen IL | 24,873 | $137K | 4.3% | 4.6% | 5% | A |
| 244 | Mahwah Township NJ | 25,678 | $131K | 2.1% | 5.5% | 8% | A |
| 245 | Bradfordville FL | 18,953 | $133K | 3.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A |
| 246 | Silver Firs WA | 22,306 | $163K | 5.9% | 3.0% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,576 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 35% | 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 Mahwah Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Mahwah Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Ramsey (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mahwah Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahwah Township | – | A | A | 28 min | $131,327 |
| Ramsey | 5% | A+ | A | 32 min | $160,996 |
| Allendale | under 2% | A+ | A+ | 36 min | $160,162 |
| Franklin Lakes | under 2% | A+ | A | 37 min | $235,795 |
| Wyckoff Township | 1% | A | A | 33 min | $203,988 |
| Upper Saddle River | under 2% | A | A | 37 min | $250,000+ |
| Oakland | under 2% | A | A− | 30 min | $162,019 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mahwah 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 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 Mahwah Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mahwah Township?
$131,327 (±$12,015) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mahwah Township?
2.1%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mahwah Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mahwah Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (16%, 32 mi), Ramsey (5%, 2 mi), Paramus (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Mahwah Township walkable?
Mahwah Township is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 10.6 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mahwah Township without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 20% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mahwah Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mahwah Township
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.