Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Millstone has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
Working from home is the commute for 9% of workers; New Jersey has 17%. Employers in Millstone report 16 jobs; 353 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Millstone for work; outside it, Hillsborough Township is the main destination (10%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Millstone in brief
Millstone is a place people come home to
There are 16 jobs based in Millstone, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Millstone has about 120 people in it, 74% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The quickest commute around
Millstone’s 30-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 33 to 35 minutes. Next door ↓
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; with 353 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Millstone: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 352 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Millstone on a workday afternoon, 74% 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.
Where Millstone goes to work
Where Millstone clocks in
10% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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, 38% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Millstone, 2013 → 2023: 100 → 16. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Millstone: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Millstone workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 377 commuters (the 9% 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 many miles Millstone commutes
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.
Millstone and its neighbors: 15% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Millstone workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millstone | – | — | — | 30 min | $141,709 |
| Hillsborough Township | 10% | A | B− | 33 min | $154,031 |
| Franklin Township | 5% | A | A− | 34 min | $124,648 |
| East Millstone | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Blackwells Mills | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. East Millstone and Blackwells Mills: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hillsborough Township. Darker towns draw more of Millstone’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: questions
What is the median household income in Millstone?
$141,709 (±$12,192) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Millstone?
3.5%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Millstone?
30 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Millstone work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hillsborough Township (10%, 4 mi), Bridgewater Township (6%, 6 mi), Edison Township (6%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Millstone without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Millstone, from the people who make the trip.
More of Millstone
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.