Photo: Freeholdman12 · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Milltown are higher than in 94% of U.S. towns
1.2% of residents are in poverty, next to 9.7% for New Jersey as a whole. Jobs and income earn Milltown A+; getting around on foot earns it A. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 0.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 43.7 in Jersey City.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Milltown apart on work
The better-paid jobs are outside Milltown
74% of Milltown residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 48% of the jobs based in Milltown pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
43% of the jobs in Milltown are in trade, transport and utilities, against 19% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Milltown empties out on a workday
About 4,900 people are in Milltown on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than the 7,100 who live here: 3,400 head out to work and 1,300 come in. 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Milltown
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Milltown is better than 98% of U.S. towns, #27 of 468 in New Jersey. The poverty rate is its strongest input; unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Milltown could be anywhere from A to A+.
What Milltown’s employers do
1,413 jobs are based in Milltown.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Milltown, 2013 → 2023: 1,752 → 1,413. 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 Milltown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Milltown, and who commutes in
On a workday 3,421 residents head out to work, 147 work right here, and 1,266 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,900 people are in Milltown on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.40 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.
9% of working residents work in New Brunswick
Where Milltown clocks in
9% of workers
7% 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.
Each way, about 29 minutes from Milltown
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Milltown workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,691 commuters (the 10% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Milltown
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: Milltown
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Milltown is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns, #230 of 468 in New Jersey. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 4.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 13.2% across New Jersey.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,093 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 81% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 81% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 54% 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). 3.3% of Milltown households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Milltown’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 5,000 to 9,600, Milltown ranks 105th of 3,164 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 4 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Hainesport Township NJ | 6,197 | $143K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Old Tappan NJ | 6,686 | $205K | 2.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 103 | Livonia Township MN | 6,436 | $137K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| 104 | Upper Makefield Township PA | 8,848 | $213K | 2.1% | 3.1% | 5% | A+ |
| 105 | Milltown NJ | 7,103 | $141K | 1.2% | 3.5% | 4% | A+ |
| 106 | Auburn NH | 6,336 | $153K | 2.5% | 1.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 107 | Clayton WI | 5,303 | $134K | 3.2% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,164 | 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 Milltown, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
The towns next door employ 10% of Milltown
The biggest share goes to East Brunswick Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Milltown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milltown | – | A+ | A | 29 min | $140,960 |
| East Brunswick Township | 6% | A | A | 37 min | $143,343 |
| North Brunswick Township | 4% | A− | A | 29 min | $120,764 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Milltown’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 Milltown: questions
What is the median household income in Milltown?
$140,960 (±$21,343) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Milltown?
1.2%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Milltown?
29 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Milltown work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Brunswick (9%, 3 mi), New York City (7%, 30 mi), East Brunswick Township (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Milltown walkable?
Milltown is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 13.4 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Milltown without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 81% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Milltown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Milltown
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.