Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Mansfield Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
Only 5% work in Mansfield Township itself; outside it, Hackettstown draws the most (5%, 5 miles). Mansfield Township has 1,815 jobs for 3,736 working residents. Jobs and income earn Mansfield Township B+; getting around on foot earns it C+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Mansfield Township: the figures worth knowing
No single place dominates Mansfield Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Hackettstown, gets only 5% of working residents, and 67% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Mansfield Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Mansfield Township
67% of Mansfield Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 44% of the jobs based in Mansfield Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
41% of the jobs in Mansfield Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 20% of the jobs its residents hold. 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.
The four measures behind Mansfield Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Mansfield Township is better than 68% of U.S. towns, #324 of 468 in New Jersey. The poverty rate is its strongest input (6.8%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.1%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Mansfield Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Where people from Mansfield Township work
Where Mansfield Township clocks in
5% 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.
What Mansfield Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mansfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,524 → 1,815. 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 Mansfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Mansfield Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 3,559 residents head out to work, 177 work right here, and 1,638 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,100 people are in Mansfield Township on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Time on the road from Mansfield Township: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mansfield Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,640 commuters (the 14% 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.
Mansfield 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.
Few in Mansfield Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Mansfield Township is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns, #435 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Mansfield Township 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 4,220 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 1.2% of Mansfield Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Mansfield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,198th of 3,015: where Mansfield Township ranks among U.S. towns of 5,600 to 10,800
| # | 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 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 4 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
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| 10 | Hainesport Township NJ | 6,197 | $143K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | Waldwick NJ | 10,252 | $178K | 1.4% | 2.2% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,196 | Fort Russell Township IL | 9,158 | $73K | 7.6% | 3.3% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,197 | Union Township IN | 6,258 | $72K | 9.2% | 1.7% | 13% | B+ |
| 1,198 | Mansfield Township NJ | 7,996 | $89K | 6.8% | 4.1% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,199 | Fletcher NC | 8,373 | $75K | 7.6% | 3.0% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,200 | King NC | 7,977 | $58K | 7.0% | 1.0% | 7% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,015 | 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 Mansfield Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
12% of Mansfield Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mansfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mansfield Township | – | B+ | C+ | 31 min | $88,845 |
| Washington Township | 5% | A | C | 35 min | $165,651 |
| Lebanon Township | under 2% | B | B | 30 min | $129,936 |
| Hackettstown | 5% | B− | A | 31 min | $93,083 |
| Washington Township | 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Independence Township | under 2% | A | B+ | 37 min | $92,243 |
| Oxford Township | under 2% | B | C | 39 min | $102,600 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | A− | C+ | 37 min | $120,494 |
Same-state neighbors only. Washington Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Washington Township. Darker towns draw more of Mansfield 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 Mansfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mansfield Township?
$88,845 (±$14,713) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mansfield Township?
6.8%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mansfield Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mansfield Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hackettstown (5%, 5 mi), Washington Township (5%, 6 mi), Mount Olive Township (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Mansfield Township walkable?
Mansfield Township is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mansfield Township without a car?
2% 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 Mansfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mansfield 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.