Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Netcong are higher than in 61% of U.S. towns
Only 4% stay in Netcong for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (5%, 43 miles). Poverty touches 7.7% of residents; New Jersey has 9.7%. The two grades for Netcong are A− for jobs and income and B for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Netcong
The quickest commute around
Netcong’s 29-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 32 to 38 minutes. Next door ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Netcong than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Netcong fell from 1,496 in 2013 to 1,076 in 2023, −28%. 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 ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Netcong
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Netcong is better than 77% of U.S. towns, #268 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 86% of U.S. towns); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($83,958, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Netcong could be anywhere from C to A+.
The 1,076 jobs based in Netcong
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Netcong, 2013 → 2023: 1,496 → 1,076. 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 Netcong’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Netcong by day and by night
On a workday 1,794 residents head out to work, 71 work right here, and 1,005 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,100 people are in Netcong on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
0.58 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.
Where Netcong goes to work
Where Netcong clocks in
5% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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.
From Netcong, about 29 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Netcong workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,630 commuters (the 18% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Netcong
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.
Getting around Netcong: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Netcong is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns, #395 of 468 in New Jersey. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.1% 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 1,983 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 68% 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). 15.7% of Netcong households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Netcong’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Netcong ranks: 1,012th of 4,364 U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Mountain Lakes NJ | 4,649 | $250K | 1.3% | 2.4% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Harding Township NJ | 3,949 | $222K | 3.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,010 | Winnebago IL | 2,903 | $93K | 6.6% | 3.4% | 7% | A− |
| 1,011 | Fenton MO | 4,060 | $101K | 3.5% | 8.1% | 8% | A− |
| 1,012 | Netcong NJ | 3,924 | $84K | 7.7% | 3.5% | 4% | A− |
| 1,013 | Youngwood PA | 2,878 | $71K | 9.7% | 0.0% | 6% | A− |
| 1,014 | Franklin Township OH | 4,786 | $76K | 7.3% | 1.7% | 9% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,364 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Netcong, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Work next door: 10% of Netcong’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Netcong workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netcong | – | A− | B | 29 min | $83,958 |
| Stanhope | under 2% | A | B− | 38 min | $139,205 |
| Mount Olive Township | 5% | A− | B | 32 min | $117,394 |
| Roxbury Township | 5% | A− | B+ | 33 min | $134,519 |
| Port Morris | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Port Morris: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Mount Olive Township. Darker towns draw more of Netcong’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 Netcong: questions
What is the median household income in Netcong?
$83,958 (±$30,730) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Netcong?
7.7%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Netcong?
29 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Netcong work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (5%, 43 mi), Roxbury Township (5%, 3 mi), Mount Olive Township (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Netcong walkable?
Netcong is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 13.8 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Netcong without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Netcong, from the people who make the trip.
More of Netcong
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.