Photo: Jrogers123 · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Montclair Township have higher incomes than those in 95% of U.S. towns
36% of workers work from home; New Jersey has 17%. Below the poverty line: 7.5% of residents (New Jersey 9.7%). Jobs and income earn Montclair Township A; getting around on foot earns it A+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Montclair Township
Montclair Township trades workers with the towns around it
Montclair Township has about as many jobs (17,700) as working residents (16,792), but they are mostly different people: 15,197 residents leave for work each day while 16,105 people come in. Only 9% of the jobs in Montclair Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Home offices are common in Montclair Township
36% of Montclair Township workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. Time on the road ↓
Montclair Township draws workers from far and wide
The 17,700 jobs in Montclair Township are filled from a wide area. Montclair Township’s own residents hold 9% and the ten next-biggest home towns 26%; the other 65% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Nearly all the work in Montclair Township is services
89% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 3% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Montclair 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.
Montclair Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Montclair Township is better than 87% of U.S. towns, #157 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Montclair Township’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Montclair Township could be anywhere from A− to A.
Who commutes out of Montclair Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 15,197 residents head out to work, 1,595 work right here, and 16,105 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.05 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
From Montclair Township, about 36 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Montclair Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13,664 commuters (the 35% 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.
20% of working residents work in New York City
Where Montclair Township clocks in
20% of workers
6% 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.
Most jobs in Montclair Township are in services
17,700 jobs are based in Montclair Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Montclair Township, 2013 → 2023: 17,656 → 17,700. 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 Montclair Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Montclair 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.
Montclair Township is among the most walkable U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Montclair Township is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #31 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Montclair Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 21,180 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 97% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 46% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 10.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 94% 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). 8.8% of Montclair Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 23% of Montclair Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Montclair Township is 211th of 1,000 U.S. towns of 31,000 to 60,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 11 | Westfield NJ | 32,595 | $233K | 1.8% | 3.6% | 7% | A+ |
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| 43 | Livingston Township NJ | 32,223 | $230K | 2.3% | 4.3% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Marlboro Township NJ | 42,254 | $186K | 3.5% | 3.6% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 209 | Commerce Township MI | 45,067 | $113K | 6.0% | 3.7% | 7% | A |
| 210 | Danville CA | 43,302 | $232K | 3.8% | 5.6% | 7% | A |
| 211 | Montclair Township NJ | 44,633 | $151K | 7.5% | 4.5% | 9% | A |
| 212 | Cottonwood Heights UT | 32,265 | $119K | 7.6% | 3.4% | 8% | A |
| 213 | Bettendorf IA | 40,710 | $100K | 6.7% | 2.4% | 17% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,000 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Montclair Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Around Montclair Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Clifton (1%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Montclair Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montclair Township | – | A | A+ | 36 min | $151,075 |
| Cedar Grove Township | under 2% | A− | A+ | 34 min | $151,263 |
| Verona Township | under 2% | A | A+ | 32 min | $161,843 |
| West Orange Township | under 2% | A− | A+ | 34 min | $129,753 |
| Glen Ridge | under 2% | A | A+ | 36 min | $250,000+ |
| Montclair State University | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Clifton | 1% | B+ | A+ | 28 min | $98,237 |
| Little Falls Township | under 2% | A | A+ | 26 min | $123,307 |
Same-state neighbors only. Montclair State University: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Montclair 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 Montclair Township: questions
What is the median household income in Montclair Township?
$151,075 (±$8,190) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Montclair Township?
7.5%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Montclair Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 36% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Montclair Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (20%, 18 mi), Newark (6%, 7 mi), Jersey City (3%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Montclair Township walkable?
Montclair Township is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 13.8 out of 20, and 28% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Montclair Township without a car?
23% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 46% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Montclair Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Montclair 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.