Photo: Apc106 · CC BY-SA 3.0Manasquan’s household incomes are higher than in 94% of U.S. towns
3.0% of residents live below the poverty line, against 9.7% across New Jersey. Jobs and income earn Manasquan A+; getting around on foot earns it A+. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 2.5 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 43.7 in Jersey City.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Manasquan stands out on work
No single place dominates Manasquan’s commute
The biggest draw, Wall Township, gets only 8% of working residents, and 61% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Manasquan residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Manasquan averages 34 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (27 to 30 minutes). Next door ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Manasquan
69% of Manasquan residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 51% of the jobs based in Manasquan pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 91% leave town for their job. 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.
Why Manasquan gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Manasquan is better than 96% of U.S. towns, #49 of 468 in New Jersey. Household income is its strongest input ($142,944, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.7%, 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, Manasquan could be anywhere from A− to A+.
8% of working residents work in Wall Township
Where Manasquan clocks in
8% of workers
7% 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.
Jobs in Manasquan: what the 1,687 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Manasquan, 2013 → 2023: 1,481 → 1,687. 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 Manasquan’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Manasquan by day and by night
On a workday 2,465 residents head out to work, 245 work right here, and 1,442 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,900 people are in Manasquan on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.62 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.
About 34 minutes each way for Manasquan’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Manasquan workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,359 commuters (the 20% 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.
How far Manasquan’s workers travel
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.
In Manasquan, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Manasquan is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns, #147 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Manasquan near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,963 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 85% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 12% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.5 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). 2.4% of Manasquan households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Manasquan’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Manasquan ranks: 157th of 3,336 U.S. towns of 4,200 to 8,000
| # | 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% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Hainesport Township NJ | 6,197 | $143K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 155 | New Hanover Township NJ | 6,237 | $107K | 2.6% | 5.8% | 1% | A+ |
| 156 | Heeia HI | 5,144 | $176K | 3.3% | 2.4% | 0% | A+ |
| 157 | Manasquan NJ | 5,954 | $143K | 3.0% | 2.7% | 9% | A+ |
| 158 | Tuckahoe NY | 7,029 | $104K | 5.1% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| 159 | Leighton Township MI | 7,374 | $104K | 2.9% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,336 | Medina TX | 4,226 | $22K | 53.8% | 10.1% | 4% | 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 Manasquan, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
The towns next door employ 12% of Manasquan
The biggest share goes to Wall Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Manasquan workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manasquan | – | A+ | A+ | 34 min | $142,944 |
| Brielle | 2% | A | A | 30 min | $172,250 |
| Sea Girt | under 2% | A+ | A | 28 min | $213,750 |
| Wall Township | 8% | A | A− | 27 min | $142,768 |
| Point Pleasant Beach | 2% | A− | A+ | 30 min | $141,716 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Manasquan’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 Manasquan: questions
What is the median household income in Manasquan?
$142,944 (±$41,615) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Manasquan?
3.0%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Manasquan?
34 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Manasquan work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wall Township (8%, 5 mi), New York City (7%, 38 mi), Brick Township (3%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Manasquan walkable?
Manasquan is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 14.2 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Manasquan without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 12% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Manasquan, from the people who make the trip.
More of Manasquan
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.