Where Middlebush earns its living
Commuters spend 33 minutes getting to work on average; the New Jersey average is 31, the U.S. 26. Working from home is the commute for 26% of workers, where New Jersey as a whole has 17%. Hardly any stay in Middlebush for work; outside it, Franklin Township is the main destination (10%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Middlebush apart on work
Middlebush trades workers with the towns around it
Middlebush has about as many jobs (961) as working residents (1,135), but they are mostly different people: 1,127 residents leave for work each day while 953 people come in. Only 1% of the jobs in Middlebush are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Home offices are common in Middlebush
26% of Middlebush workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. Time on the road ↓
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 a workday changes Middlebush
On a workday 1,127 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 953 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 (0.85 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.
Getting to work from Middlebush takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Middlebush workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 608 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.
The towns that employ Middlebush’s residents
Where Middlebush clocks in
10% of workers
7% 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.
In Middlebush, services account for most jobs
961 jobs are based in Middlebush.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Middlebush, 2013 → 2023: 1,094 → 961. 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 Middlebush’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Middlebush 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.
How Middlebush compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Middlebush workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlebush | – | — | — | 33 min | $156,938 |
| Somerset | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Six Mile Run | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Franklin Center | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| East Millstone | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Somerset, Six Mile Run, Franklin Center and East Millstone: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Middlebush’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 Middlebush: questions
What is the median household income in Middlebush?
$156,938 (±$83,153) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Middlebush?
2.6%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Middlebush?
33 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 Middlebush work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Franklin Township (10%, 2 mi), New Brunswick (7%, 5 mi), New York City (5%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Middlebush without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Middlebush, from the people who make the trip.
More of Middlebush
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.