Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Work and commuting in New Vernon
Employers in New Vernon report 202 jobs, and 322 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in New Vernon itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (13%, 29 miles). A typical one-way commute from New Vernon lasts 39 minutes (New Jersey 31, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
New Vernon at work: what stands out
New Vernon’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside New Vernon is New York City, NY, 29 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (42) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A lot of New Vernon workers cross into New York
24% of New Vernon workers work outside New Jersey, most of them in New York, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
New Vernon workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 31 across New Jersey. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 61 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 322 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The commute from New Vernon, by distance
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.
Out of New Vernon to work: where people go
Where New Vernon clocks in
13% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
The trip to work from New Vernon: about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Vernon workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 226 commuters (the 14% 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.
Who works in New Vernon, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 320 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 200 people come in from elsewhere.
About 620 people are in New Vernon on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.63 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 2024, primary jobs.
New Vernon is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Vernon, 2014 → 2024: 299 → 202. 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 Vernon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns around New Vernon
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New Vernon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Vernon | – | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Green Village | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Green Village: 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 New Vernon’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 Vernon: questions
What is the poverty rate in New Vernon?
11.7%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Vernon?
39 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Vernon work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (13%, 29 mi), Morristown (7%, 4 mi), Harding Township (6%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around New Vernon without a car?
23% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from New Vernon, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Vernon
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.