Photo: Freeholdman12 · CC BY-SA 4.0Few U.S. towns have household incomes as high as Millstone Township’s
Jobs and income earn Millstone Township A+; getting around on foot earns it B. Household incomes here are among the highest in the country. Below the poverty line: 4.1% of residents, next to 9.7% across New Jersey.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Millstone Township apart
Millstone Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Millstone Township is New York City, NY, 40 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (482) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Millstone Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Millstone Township went from 1,862 in 2013 to 3,005 in 2023, +61%. The jobs ↓
Millstone Township makes and builds things
39% of the jobs based in Millstone Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Millstone Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 13%. The jobs ↓
Millstone Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 31 across New Jersey. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Millstone Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Millstone Township is better than 97% of U.S. towns, #37 of 468 in New Jersey. Household income is its strongest input ($218,472, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Millstone Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
How far it is to work from Millstone Township
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.
39% of the jobs in Millstone Township make or build things
3,005 jobs are based in Millstone Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Millstone Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,862 → 3,005. 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 Millstone Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 36 minutes from Millstone Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Millstone Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,425 commuters (the 17% 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.
Who leaves Millstone Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 4,555 residents head out to work, 364 work right here, and 2,641 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,500 people are in Millstone Township on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.61 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.
10% of working residents work in New York City
Where Millstone Township clocks in
10% of workers
3% 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.
In Millstone Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Millstone Township is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns, #389 of 468 in New Jersey. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 13.2% across New Jersey, on an EPA index of 6.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,310 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). 5.0% of Millstone Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Millstone Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 7,000 to 14,000, Millstone Township ranks 119th of 2,878 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Waldwick NJ | 10,252 | $178K | 1.4% | 2.2% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Fanwood NJ | 8,035 | $196K | 1.0% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 22 | Oradell NJ | 8,293 | $221K | 3.6% | 2.3% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 117 | Dranesville VA | 11,828 | $215K | 2.8% | 3.5% | 2% | A+ |
| 118 | Laurel Hill VA | 7,450 | $156K | 4.2% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 119 | Millstone Township NJ | 10,412 | $218K | 4.1% | 2.4% | 7% | A+ |
| 120 | Berlin Township OH | 10,766 | $169K | 2.1% | 3.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 121 | Linthicum MD | 11,313 | $135K | 3.3% | 3.1% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,878 | 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 Millstone Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Work in the towns next to Millstone Township
The biggest share goes to Manalapan Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Millstone Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millstone Township | – | A+ | B | 36 min | $218,472 |
| Upper Freehold Township | under 2% | A | B | 32 min | $183,750 |
| Roosevelt | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Manalapan Township | 2% | A | A | 43 min | $152,832 |
| East Windsor Township | under 2% | A− | B+ | 27 min | $105,208 |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | A− | A− | 40 min | $107,892 |
| Robbinsville Township | under 2% | A | A | 36 min | $169,450 |
Same-state neighbors only. Roosevelt: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Millstone 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 Millstone Township: questions
What is the median household income in Millstone Township?
$218,472 (±$57,387) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Millstone Township?
4.1%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Millstone Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Millstone Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (10%, 40 mi), Freehold Township (3%, 7 mi), Hamilton Township (3%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Millstone Township walkable?
Millstone Township is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.9 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Millstone Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Millstone Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Millstone 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.