Work, pay and getting to work in Mercerville
Employers in Mercerville report 5,153 jobs, against 6,349 working residents. Only 3% stay in Mercerville for work; outside it, Hamilton Township is the main destination (17%, 2 miles). Working residents average 24 minutes each way, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Mercerville stands out on work
Commutes from Mercerville are quick
The average trip to work takes 24 minutes, against 31 across New Jersey. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical New Jersey worker. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Mercerville
66% of Mercerville residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 48% of the jobs based in Mercerville pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Mercerville draws workers from far and wide
The 5,153 jobs in Mercerville are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 39%; the other 57% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
About 24 minutes to work from Mercerville
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mercerville workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,338 commuters (the 19% 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.
The kinds of work in Mercerville
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mercerville, 2013 → 2023: 3,921 → 5,153. 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 Mercerville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns that employ Mercerville’s residents
Where Mercerville clocks in
17% of workers
13% 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.
How a workday changes Mercerville
On a workday 6,168 residents head out to work, 181 work right here, and 4,972 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.81 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Mercerville’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.
Around Mercerville: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mercerville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercerville | – | — | — | 24 min | $128,277 |
| Hamilton Square | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hamilton Square: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mercerville’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 Mercerville: questions
What is the median household income in Mercerville?
$128,277 (±$7,829) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mercerville?
3.2%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mercerville?
24 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mercerville work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hamilton Township (17%, 2 mi), Trenton (13%, 4 mi), Lawrence Township (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mercerville without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mercerville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mercerville
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.