Photo: Daderot · CC BY 3.0Household incomes in North Brunswick Township are higher than in 88% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 1.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 43.7 in Jersey City. Below the poverty line: 6.9% of residents, next to 9.7% across New Jersey. The two grades for North Brunswick Township are A− for jobs and income and A for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in North Brunswick Township: the figures worth knowing
No single place dominates North Brunswick Township’s commute
The biggest draw, New Brunswick, gets only 7% of working residents, and 54% work outside the top ten towns entirely. North Brunswick Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
North Brunswick Township draws workers from far and wide
The 18,264 jobs in North Brunswick Township are filled from a wide area. North Brunswick Township’s own residents hold 9% and the ten next-biggest home towns 27%; the other 64% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
How North Brunswick Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, North Brunswick Township is better than 75% of U.S. towns, #279 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds North Brunswick Township’s grade up (ahead of 94% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (7.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, North Brunswick Township could be anywhere from B+ to A−.
7% of working residents work in New Brunswick
Where North Brunswick Township clocks in
7% 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.
How a workday changes North Brunswick Township
On a workday 20,347 residents head out to work, 1,717 work right here, and 16,547 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.83 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.
What North Brunswick Township’s employers do
18,264 jobs are based in North Brunswick Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Brunswick Township, 2014 → 2024: 20,641 → 18,264. 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 North Brunswick Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from North Brunswick Township takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Brunswick Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 18,639 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.
How many miles North Brunswick Township commutes
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.
North Brunswick Township is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, North Brunswick Township is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns, #190 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place North Brunswick Township 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 22,616 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 31% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 12% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 60% 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). 7.3% of North Brunswick Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 7% of North Brunswick Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
North Brunswick Township places 379th of 953 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 32,000 to 61,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 8% | A+ |
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| 10 | Westfield NJ | 32,595 | $233K | 1.8% | 3.6% | 8% | A+ |
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| 41 | Livingston Township NJ | 32,223 | $230K | 2.3% | 4.3% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Marlboro Township NJ | 42,254 | $186K | 3.5% | 3.6% | 8% | A+ |
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| 377 | Coventry RI | 36,281 | $103K | 7.4% | 4.5% | 11% | A− |
| 378 | Falls Township PA | 34,282 | $93K | 7.6% | 4.9% | 10% | A− |
| 379 | North Brunswick Township NJ | 45,097 | $121K | 6.9% | 7.2% | 8% | A− |
| 380 | Addison IL | 35,758 | $90K | 8.7% | 4.7% | 10% | B+ |
| 381 | Bedford TX | 47,958 | $84K | 7.3% | 4.8% | 7% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 953 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 25% | 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 North Brunswick Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Bordering towns draw 19% of North Brunswick Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to New Brunswick (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Brunswick Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Brunswick Township | – | A− | A | 29 min | $120,764 |
| South Brunswick Township | 4% | A | A− | 34 min | $150,933 |
| East Brunswick Township | 3% | A | A | 37 min | $143,343 |
| Milltown | under 3% | A+ | A | 29 min | $140,960 |
| Deans | under 3% | — | — | 44 min | — |
| New Brunswick | 7% | C | A+ | 23 min | $65,810 |
| Franklin Township | 5% | A | A− | 34 min | $124,648 |
| Six Mile Run | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Franklin Park | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Deans, Six Mile Run and Franklin Park: 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 North Brunswick Township’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 North Brunswick Township: questions
What is the median household income in North Brunswick Township?
$120,764 (±$7,650) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Brunswick Township?
6.9%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Brunswick Township?
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 North Brunswick Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Brunswick (7%, 3 mi), New York City (7%, 32 mi), Edison Township (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is North Brunswick Township walkable?
North Brunswick Township is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 10.2 out of 20, and 10% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Brunswick Township without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 12% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Brunswick Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Brunswick Township
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.