Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Few U.S. towns have household incomes as high as Mendham Township’s
Jobs and income earn Mendham Township A+; getting around on foot earns it B+. Measured by household income, Mendham Township is among the highest-earning towns in the country. 2.3% of residents are in poverty, next to 9.7% for New Jersey as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Mendham Township in brief
Mendham Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 44 minutes each way, against 31 across New Jersey. Over a year that’s about 337 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (28 to 35 minutes). Time on the road ↓
No single place dominates Mendham Township’s commute
The biggest draw, New York City, NY, gets only 6% of working residents, and 69% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Mendham Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
A lot of Mendham Township works from home
26% of Mendham Township workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. Time on the road ↓
Three in four Mendham Township workers earn over $40,000 a year
78% of Mendham 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. The jobs ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Mendham Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Mendham Township fell from 982 in 2013 to 703 in 2023, −28%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Mendham Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Mendham Township is better than 98% of U.S. towns, #26 of 468 in New Jersey. Household income is its strongest input ($250,000+, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.1%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
The Census reports Mendham Township’s median household income as $250,000+, the top of its scale; the grade ranks it as tied with the 111 other graded places at that ceiling.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Mendham Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
Mendham Township’s commute takes about 44 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mendham Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,187 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.
6% of working residents work in New York City
Where Mendham Township 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.
69% of the jobs in Mendham Township pay over $3,333 a month
703 jobs are based in Mendham Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mendham Township, 2013 → 2023: 982 → 703. 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 Mendham Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Mendham Township by day
On a workday 2,152 residents head out to work, 70 work right here, and 633 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,600 people are in Mendham Township on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
0.32 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.
The distance from Mendham Township to work
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.
Driving is how Mendham Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Mendham Township is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns, #337 of 468 in New Jersey. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 7.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 13.2% across New Jersey, on an EPA index of 7.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,946 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). 0.6% of Mendham Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 6% of Mendham Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Mendham Township next to U.S. towns of 4,300 to 8,200: 92nd of 3,307 on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 90 | West Bountiful UT | 5,931 | $135K | 3.7% | 1.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 91 | Hopedale MA | 6,066 | $116K | 2.9% | 1.6% | 7% | A+ |
| 92 | Mendham Township NJ | 6,075 | $250K | 2.3% | 3.1% | 3% | A+ |
| 93 | Somerset WI | 4,536 | $131K | 1.6% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 94 | Waikele HI | 7,528 | $121K | 3.7% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,307 | 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 Mendham Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Around Mendham Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mendham Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendham Township | – | A+ | B+ | 44 min | $250,000+ |
| Chester Township | under 2% | A− | C+ | 31 min | $241,856 |
| Mendham | under 2% | A+ | A | 35 min | $211,944 |
| Bernardsville | under 2% | A+ | A | 28 min | $236,115 |
| Randolph Township | under 2% | A | B+ | 30 min | $175,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mendham 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.
- A ceiling on income. The Census stops at $250,000+, so the true median may be higher.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Mendham Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mendham Township?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mendham Township?
2.3%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mendham Township?
44 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 Mendham Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (6%, 34 mi), Morristown (5%, 5 mi), Florham Park (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Mendham Township walkable?
Mendham Township is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mendham Township without a car?
6% 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 Mendham Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mendham 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.