Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Marksboro works elsewhere
35 jobs are based in Marksboro for 85 working residents. Hardly any work in Marksboro itself; outside it, Morristown draws the most (6%, 26 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all; New Jersey has 17%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Marksboro
On a workday 85 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Marksboro on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Commuting out of Marksboro: the destinations
Where Marksboro clocks in
6% 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 Marksboro’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marksboro, 2013 → 2023: 75 → 35. 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 Marksboro’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Marksboro takes about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marksboro workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 106 commuters (the 0% 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 Marksboro’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.
Work in the towns next to Marksboro
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marksboro workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marksboro | – | — | — | 34 min | $141,563 |
| Hardwick Township | under 3% | A− | C+ | 35 min | $124,625 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Marksboro’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 Marksboro: questions
What is the median household income in Marksboro?
$141,563 (±$45,969) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marksboro?
0.0%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marksboro?
34 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marksboro work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Morristown (6%, 26 mi), Rockaway Township (5%, 21 mi), Newton (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Marksboro without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Marksboro, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marksboro
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.