Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Monmouth Junction commutes out: there are 0.6 jobs for every working resident
27% of workers have no commute at all (New Jersey 17%). Employers in Monmouth Junction report 2,320 jobs, and 4,203 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% stay in Monmouth Junction for work; outside it, South Brunswick Township is the main destination (10%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Monmouth Junction apart on work
Monmouth Junction’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Monmouth Junction is New York City, NY, 38 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (339) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Most jobs here, and most residents’ jobs, pay over $40,000
77% of Monmouth Junction’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data, and so do 78% of the jobs based in Monmouth Junction. The jobs ↓
No single place dominates Monmouth Junction’s commute
The biggest draw, New York City, NY, gets only 8% of working residents, and 56% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Monmouth Junction residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Monmouth Junction than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Monmouth Junction fell from 3,621 in 2014 to 2,320 in 2024, −36%. 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 Monmouth Junction works from home
27% of Monmouth Junction workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
How far Monmouth Junction’s workers travel
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
78% of the jobs in Monmouth Junction pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Monmouth Junction, 2014 → 2024: 3,621 → 2,320. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Monmouth Junction’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns that employ Monmouth Junction’s residents
Where Monmouth Junction clocks in
10% of workers
8% 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.
Commuting from Monmouth Junction: about 35 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Monmouth Junction workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,891 commuters (the 27% 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 Monmouth Junction for work, and who comes in
On a workday 4,148 residents head out to work, 55 work right here, and 2,265 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,300 people are in Monmouth Junction on a workday afternoon, 21% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Monmouth Junction and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Plainsboro Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Monmouth Junction workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouth Junction | – | — | — | 35 min | $133,585 |
| Dayton | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Deans | under 3% | — | — | 44 min | — |
| Plainsboro Township | 3% | A | A | 33 min | $131,638 |
| Heathcote | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dayton, Deans and Heathcote: 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 Monmouth Junction’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 2024, 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 Monmouth Junction: questions
What is the median household income in Monmouth Junction?
$133,585 (±$27,111) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Monmouth Junction?
6.2%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Monmouth Junction?
35 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Monmouth Junction work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are South Brunswick Township (10%, 2 mi), New York City (8%, 38 mi), Edison Township (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Monmouth Junction without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Monmouth Junction, from the people who make the trip.
More of Monmouth Junction
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.