Photo: Jag9889 · CC BY-SA 4.0Millington has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Millington has 446 jobs, and 1,526 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% work in Millington itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (11%, 30 miles). Working from home is the commute for 29% of workers, against 17% across New Jersey.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Millington, in a few figures
Fewer jobs are based in Millington than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Millington fell from 759 in 2013 to 446 in 2023, −41%. 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 ↓
A lot of Millington works from home
29% of Millington workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. Time on the road ↓
Millington’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Millington is New York City, NY, 30 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (161) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Millington
78% of Millington residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 57% of the jobs based in Millington pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Millington is a place people come home to
There are 446 jobs based in Millington, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Millington has about 2,100 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
The kinds of work in Millington
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Millington, 2013 → 2023: 759 → 446. 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 Millington’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 29 minutes to work from Millington
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Millington workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,071 commuters (the 29% 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 Millington’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.
Millington on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,479 residents head out to work, 47 work right here, and 399 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in Millington on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Millington to work: where people go
Where Millington clocks in
11% of workers
7% 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.
Millington and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Bernards Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Millington workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millington | – | — | — | 29 min | $194,306 |
| Bernards Township | 4% | A | B+ | 33 min | $194,107 |
| Lyons | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Stirling | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lyons and Stirling: 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 Millington’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 Millington: questions
What is the median household income in Millington?
$194,306 (±$48,455) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Millington?
7.1%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Millington?
29 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Millington work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (11%, 30 mi), Long Hill Township (7%, 1 mi), Bernards Township (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Millington without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Millington, from the people who make the trip.
More of Millington
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.