Photo: Lithium6ion · Public domainAt 8.1%, unemployment in Maywood is higher than in 88% of U.S. towns
Measured by household income, Maywood is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns. The two grades for Maywood are A− for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. Only 5% work in Maywood; the top destination outside it is New York City (19%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Maywood: the gist
The figures behind Maywood’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Maywood is better than 82% of U.S. towns, #222 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Maywood’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. 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, Maywood could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
The towns that employ Maywood’s residents
Where Maywood clocks in
19% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
How a workday changes Maywood
On a workday 5,146 residents head out to work, 246 work right here, and 2,953 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,000 people are in Maywood on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
0.59 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 2024, primary jobs.
Jobs in Maywood: what the 3,199 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Maywood, 2014 → 2024: 2,830 → 3,199. 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 Maywood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 30 minutes each way for Maywood’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Maywood workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,352 commuters (the 12% 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 it is to work from Maywood
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.
Maywood is among the most walkable U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Maywood is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #37 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Maywood 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 4,954 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 80% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 14.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 96% 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). 11.6% of Maywood households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 11% of Maywood’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Maywood is 749th of 2,878 U.S. towns of 7,000 to 14,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Waldwick NJ | 10,252 | $178K | 1.4% | 2.2% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Fanwood NJ | 8,035 | $196K | 1.0% | 2.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 22 | Oradell NJ | 8,293 | $221K | 3.6% | 2.3% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 747 | Gibsonville NC | 9,876 | $96K | 5.8% | 3.3% | 2% | A− |
| 748 | West Deer Township PA | 12,301 | $95K | 8.2% | 2.7% | 8% | A− |
| 749 | Maywood NJ | 10,166 | $118K | 3.9% | 8.1% | 5% | A− |
| 750 | Pawling NY | 8,316 | $121K | 4.0% | 3.7% | 17% | A− |
| 751 | Dent OH | 11,973 | $87K | 4.3% | 3.9% | 3% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,878 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 Maywood, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
12% of Maywood works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Hackensack (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Maywood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maywood | – | A− | A+ | 30 min | $117,912 |
| Hackensack | 6% | B | A+ | 29 min | $84,277 |
| Paramus | 6% | A− | A+ | 31 min | $144,349 |
| Rochelle Park Township | under 2% | A− | A+ | 27 min | $110,380 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Maywood’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 Maywood: questions
What is the median household income in Maywood?
$117,912 (±$15,612) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Maywood?
3.9%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Maywood?
30 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Maywood work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (19%, 18 mi), Hackensack (6%, 1 mi), Paramus (6%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Maywood walkable?
Maywood is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 15.0 out of 20, and 15% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Maywood without a car?
11% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. 80% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Maywood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Maywood
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.