Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in North Haledon are higher than in 90% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 0.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 43.7 in Jersey City. Below the poverty line: 3.3% of residents (New Jersey 9.7%). The two grades for North Haledon 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
What stands out about work in North Haledon
No single place dominates North Haledon’s commute
The biggest draw, New York City, NY, gets only 8% of working residents, and 61% work outside the top ten towns entirely. North Haledon residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
North Haledon’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside North Haledon is New York City, NY, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (370) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside North Haledon
73% of North Haledon residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 55% of the jobs based in North Haledon pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 94% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
North Haledon empties out on a workday
About 6,100 people are in North Haledon on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than the 9,100 who live here: 4,300 head out to work and 1,300 come in. Day and night ↓
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 four measures behind North Haledon’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, North Haledon is better than 93% of U.S. towns, #85 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds North Haledon’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.6%, 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 Haledon could be anywhere from A− to A+.
8% of working residents work in New York City
Where North Haledon clocks in
8% 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.
Miles to work from North Haledon
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.
Inside North Haledon’s 1,551 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Haledon, 2014 → 2024: 1,468 → 1,551. 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 Haledon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of North Haledon on a workday
On a workday 4,298 residents head out to work, 252 work right here, and 1,299 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,100 people are in North Haledon on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.34 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.
From North Haledon, about 31 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Haledon workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,541 commuters (the 19% 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.
North Haledon is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, North Haledon is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns, #301 of 468 in New Jersey. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 7.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 13.2% across New Jersey, on an EPA index of 7.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,371 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 50% 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). 4.8% of North Haledon households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 6% of North Haledon’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 6,400 to 12,300, North Haledon ranks 309th of 2,855 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Braddock VA | 6,536 | $212K | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Waldwick NJ | 10,252 | $178K | 1.4% | 2.2% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | Old Tappan NJ | 6,686 | $205K | 2.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Fanwood NJ | 8,035 | $196K | 1.0% | 2.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 307 | Durham CT | 7,209 | $159K | 3.4% | 3.6% | 9% | A |
| 308 | Dacono CO | 6,844 | $105K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 2% | A |
| 309 | North Haledon NJ | 9,089 | $125K | 3.3% | 4.6% | 6% | A |
| 310 | Weare NH | 9,291 | $118K | 1.4% | 0.4% | 9% | A |
| 311 | Lewisboro NY | 12,162 | $232K | 1.9% | 4.4% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,855 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 Haledon, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Next door to North Haledon
The biggest share goes to Wayne Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Haledon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Haledon | – | A | A− | 31 min | $125,313 |
| Hawthorne | 2% | A | A | 25 min | $110,237 |
| Wayne Township | 4% | A | A | 29 min | $153,056 |
| Haledon | under 3% | B+ | A | 25 min | $95,870 |
| Prospect Park | under 3% | C− | A | 23 min | $53,125 |
| Wyckoff Township | 2% | A | A | 33 min | $203,988 |
| Franklin Lakes | under 3% | A+ | A | 37 min | $235,795 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of North Haledon’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 Haledon: questions
What is the median household income in North Haledon?
$125,313 (±$25,043) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Haledon?
3.3%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Haledon?
31 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Haledon work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (8%, 24 mi), Paterson (5%, 4 mi), Paramus (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is North Haledon walkable?
North Haledon is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 7.7 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Haledon without a car?
6% 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 North Haledon, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Haledon
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.