Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Mount Olive Township has 0.7 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income A−: better than 83% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #209 of 468 in New Jersey.
Walkability B: more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns · #398 of 468 in New Jersey.
Household incomes here are higher than in 87% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 32 minutes each way (New Jersey 31, U.S. 26). About one in ten work in Mount Olive Township; the top destination outside it is New York City (5%, 44 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Mount Olive Township
No single place dominates Mount Olive Township’s commute
The biggest draw, New York City, NY, gets only 5% of working residents, and 64% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Mount Olive Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Mount Olive Township draws workers from far and wide
The 10,369 jobs in Mount Olive Township are filled from a wide area. Mount Olive Township’s own residents hold 14% and the ten next-biggest home towns 19%; the other 67% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
What’s behind Mount Olive Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Mount Olive Township is better than 83% of U.S. towns, #209 of 468 in New Jersey. Household income holds Mount Olive Township’s grade up ($117,394, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Mount Olive Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
5% of working residents work in New York City
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Mount Olive Township clocks in
5% of workers
4% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Mount Olive Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 13,133 residents head out to work, 1,461 work right here, and 8,908 people come in from elsewhere.
About 25,000 people are in Mount Olive Township on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.71 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.
68% of the jobs in Mount Olive Township pay over $3,333 a month
10,369 jobs are based in Mount Olive Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Mount Olive Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mount Olive Township, 2013 → 2023: 11,192 → 10,369. 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.
About 32 minutes each way, about the NJ average
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mount Olive Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13,700 commuters (the 16% 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.
Half of Mount Olive Township commutes less than 18 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Most trips from Mount Olive Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Mount Olive Township is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns, #398 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Mount Olive 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 16,399 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 0.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 46% 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). 5.7% of Mount Olive Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Mount Olive Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Mount Olive Township is 415th of 1,366 U.S. towns of 21,000 to 40,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Mount Olive Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
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| 18 | Scotch Plains Township NJ | 25,437 | $184K | 2.5% | 3.2% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | Westfield NJ | 32,595 | $233K | 1.8% | 3.6% | 7% | A+ |
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| 38 | Cranford Township NJ | 24,725 | $156K | 2.5% | 3.6% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 413 | Dover Township PA | 24,395 | $81K | 7.2% | 1.4% | 6% | A− |
| 414 | Alabaster AL | 34,748 | $91K | 7.1% | 2.5% | 12% | A− |
| 415 | Mount Olive Township NJ | 29,503 | $117K | 4.3% | 5.2% | 10% | A− |
| 416 | Radnor Township PA | 32,930 | $164K | 6.9% | 5.6% | 11% | A− |
| 417 | Paramus NJ | 26,723 | $144K | 4.7% | 7.7% | 12% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,366 | Barstow CA | 24,804 | $53K | 23.1% | 11.9% | 17% | 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.
Mount Olive Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Roxbury Township (3%). Darker towns draw more of Mount Olive Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mount Olive Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Olive Township | – | A− | B | 32 min | $117,394 |
| Byram Township | under 2% | A | C− | 34 min | $138,854 |
| Hackettstown | under 2% | B− | A | 31 min | $93,083 |
| Allamuchy Township | under 2% | B | B− | 42 min | $131,626 |
| Washington Township | 2% | A | C | 35 min | $165,651 |
| Stanhope | under 2% | A | B− | 38 min | $139,205 |
| Byram Center | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Netcong | under 2% | A− | B | 29 min | $83,958 |
| Roxbury Township | 3% | A− | B+ | 33 min | $134,519 |
| Succasunna | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Byram Center and Succasunna: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Mount Olive Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mount Olive Township?
$117,394 (±$14,409) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mount Olive Township?
4.3%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mount Olive Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mount Olive Township work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (5%, 44 mi), Parsippany-Troy Hills Township (4%, 17 mi), Morristown (4%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Mount Olive Township walkable?
Mount Olive Township is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mount Olive Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mount Olive Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mount Olive 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.