Jobs, income and commuting in Neshanic, NJ
Home is the office for 10% of workers (New Jersey 17%). Hardly any work in Neshanic itself; outside it, Hillsborough Township draws the most (10%, 2 miles). Commuters spend 35 minutes getting to work on average, next to 31 for New Jersey and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Neshanic quiets down on a workday
On a workday 428 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 253 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Neshanic on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
0.59 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.
Commuting out of Neshanic: the destinations
Where Neshanic clocks in
10% 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.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Services make up most of the work in Neshanic
256 jobs are based in Neshanic.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Neshanic, 2013 → 2023: 236 → 256. 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 Neshanic’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Neshanic, about 35 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Neshanic workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 240 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.
The commute from Neshanic, by distance
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.
How Neshanic compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Branchburg Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Neshanic workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neshanic | – | — | — | 35 min | $166,250 |
| Branchburg Township | 3% | A | B | 30 min | $168,832 |
| Neshanic Station | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Flagtown | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Neshanic Station and Flagtown: 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 Neshanic’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 Neshanic: questions
What is the median household income in Neshanic?
$166,250 (±$84,979) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Neshanic?
0.0%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Neshanic?
35 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 Neshanic work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hillsborough Township (10%, 2 mi), Bridgewater Township (4%, 8 mi), New York City (4%, 42 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Neshanic without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Neshanic, from the people who make the trip.
More of Neshanic
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.