Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Middletown Township has higher household incomes than 94% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 1.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 43.7 in Jersey City. Below the poverty line: 4.2% of residents, against 9.7% across New Jersey. Middletown Township grades A− for jobs and income and A for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Middletown Township apart on work
What’s behind Middletown Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Middletown Township is better than 84% of U.S. towns, #196 of 468 in New Jersey. Household income holds Middletown Township’s grade up ($141,810, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Middletown Township could be anywhere from A− to A.
15% of working residents work in New York City
Where Middletown Township clocks in
15% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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 Middletown Township
On a workday 27,033 residents head out to work, 3,583 work right here, and 13,519 people come in from elsewhere.
About 54,000 people are in Middletown Township on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
0.56 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 17,102 jobs based in Middletown Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Middletown Township, 2013 → 2023: 18,871 → 17,102. 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 Middletown Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Middletown Township: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Middletown Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 27,463 commuters (the 18% 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 Middletown Township’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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Middletown Township
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Middletown Township is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns, #200 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Middletown Township 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 33,566 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 51% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 11% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 61% 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). 4.2% of Middletown Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 9% of Middletown Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Middletown Township places 155th of 660 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 47,000 to 91,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
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| 47 | Wayne Township NJ | 54,819 | $153K | 3.4% | 4.9% | 11% | A |
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| 49 | Mount Laurel Township NJ | 47,738 | $119K | 4.1% | 3.9% | 13% | A |
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| 63 | Evesham Township NJ | 49,525 | $119K | 3.6% | 4.3% | 12% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 153 | Spanish Fork UT | 48,837 | $105K | 6.6% | 2.3% | 15% | A− |
| 154 | Fairfield CT | 66,262 | $172K | 4.7% | 5.9% | 18% | A− |
| 155 | Middletown Township NJ | 67,135 | $142K | 4.2% | 5.8% | 12% | A− |
| 156 | Greenwich CT | 64,801 | $206K | 6.1% | 6.0% | 27% | A− |
| 157 | Monroe Township NJ | 49,830 | $108K | 3.7% | 5.3% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 660 | Pahrump NV | 47,347 | $62K | 13.7% | 8.5% | 28% | 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 Middletown Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Around Middletown Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Red Bank (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Middletown Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middletown Township | – | A− | A | 35 min | $141,810 |
| Atlantic Highlands | under 2% | A | A+ | 41 min | $126,080 |
| Tinton Falls | 2% | A− | A | 30 min | $117,308 |
| Colts Neck Township | under 2% | A | A− | 33 min | $199,573 |
| Red Bank | 4% | A− | A+ | 33 min | $97,477 |
| Holmdel Township | 3% | A | A | 38 min | $165,013 |
| Keansburg | under 2% | B | A+ | 26 min | $81,428 |
| Highlands | under 2% | B− | A+ | 35 min | $91,913 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Middletown 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.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Middletown Township: questions
What is the median household income in Middletown Township?
$141,810 (±$7,253) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Middletown Township?
4.2%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Middletown Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Middletown Township work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (15%, 19 mi), Red Bank (4%, 4 mi), Holmdel Township (3%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Middletown Township walkable?
Middletown Township is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 9.9 out of 20, and 10% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Middletown Township without a car?
9% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 11% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Middletown Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Middletown 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.