With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Newfoundland works elsewhere
A typical one-way commute lasts 32 minutes, where New Jersey has 31 and the U.S. 26. Newfoundland has 241 jobs, against 582 working residents. Only 1% work in Newfoundland itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (7%, 37 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Newfoundland: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 576 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 235 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Newfoundland on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The places Newfoundland commutes to
Where Newfoundland clocks in
7% of workers
7% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 36% of the jobs in Newfoundland
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newfoundland, 2013 → 2023: 227 → 241. 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 Newfoundland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 32 minutes from Newfoundland
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newfoundland workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 744 commuters (the 12% 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 Newfoundland goes to work
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.
Newfoundland and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newfoundland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newfoundland | – | — | — | 32 min | $138,385 |
| Rockaway Township | under 2% | A | B+ | 30 min | $141,868 |
| Oak Ridge | under 2% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | A | B+ | 37 min | $119,836 |
| Kinnelon | under 2% | A | B+ | 34 min | $187,438 |
Same-state neighbors only. Oak Ridge: 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 Newfoundland’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 Newfoundland: questions
What is the median household income in Newfoundland?
$138,385 (±$30,829) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newfoundland?
0.5%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newfoundland?
32 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newfoundland work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (7%, 37 mi), West Milford Township (7%, 4 mi), Wayne Township (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Newfoundland without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Newfoundland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newfoundland
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.