Murray Hill Station · Photo: Adam Moss · CC BY-SA 2.0Households in New Providence have higher incomes than those in 96% of U.S. towns
The poverty rate is 2.1%, next to 9.7% for New Jersey as a whole. New Providence grades A+ for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 4.7 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 43.7 in Jersey City.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in New Providence, in a few figures
New Providence draws workers from far and wide
The 7,712 jobs in New Providence are filled from a wide area. New Providence’s own residents hold 6% and the ten next-biggest home towns 18%; the other 76% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Most jobs here, and most residents’ jobs, pay over $40,000
78% of New Providence’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 76% of the jobs based in New Providence. The jobs ↓
A lot of New Providence works from home
28% of New Providence workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. Time on the road ↓
New Providence’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside New Providence is New York City, NY, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 16% of working residents (996) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Nearly all the work in New Providence is services
88% 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 ↓
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.
The figures behind New Providence’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, New Providence is better than 97% of U.S. towns, #31 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 98% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, New Providence could be anywhere from A to A+.
16% of working residents work in New York City
Where New Providence clocks in
16% 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.
New Providence is a services town
7,712 jobs are based in New Providence.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Providence, 2014 → 2024: 7,880 → 7,712. 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 New Providence’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From New Providence, about 32 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Providence workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,588 commuters (the 28% 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.
How far New Providence’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.
Who leaves New Providence for work, and who comes in
On a workday 5,675 residents head out to work, 460 work right here, and 7,252 people come in from elsewhere.
About 16,000 people are in New Providence on a workday afternoon, 11% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.26 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
In New Providence, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, New Providence is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns, #98 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place New Providence 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 6,347 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 4.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 83% 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). 5.1% of New Providence households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 13% of New Providence’s commuters take a bus or train.
New Providence places 88th of 2,227 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 10,000 to 19,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5 | Waldwick NJ | 10,252 | $178K | 1.4% | 2.2% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 15 | Franklin Lakes NJ | 11,180 | $236K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Hanover Township NJ | 15,105 | $157K | 3.2% | 2.6% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 86 | Berkley MI | 15,145 | $116K | 4.5% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| 87 | Lake Elmo MN | 14,376 | $154K | 4.8% | 2.3% | 4% | A+ |
| 88 | New Providence NJ | 14,092 | $162K | 2.1% | 3.8% | 7% | A+ |
| 89 | Harrisburg SD | 10,405 | $109K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 90 | Warwick Township PA | 14,843 | $155K | 2.8% | 3.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,227 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 New Providence, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Next door to New Providence
The biggest share goes to Summit (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New Providence workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Providence | – | A+ | A+ | 32 min | $161,599 |
| Chatham Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Berkeley Heights Township | 3% | A+ | A | 37 min | $204,658 |
| Summit | 4% | A | A+ | 34 min | $190,304 |
Same-state neighbors only. Chatham Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of New Providence’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 New Providence: questions
What is the median household income in New Providence?
$161,599 (±$13,118) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Providence?
2.1%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Providence?
32 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Providence work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (16%, 25 mi), Summit (4%, 2 mi), Newark (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is New Providence walkable?
New Providence is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 13.1 out of 20, and 14% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around New Providence without a car?
13% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from New Providence, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Providence
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. 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.