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Employers in North Middletown report 78 jobs; 1,653 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in North Middletown for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (13%, 18 miles). The trip to work takes 27 minutes on average, where New Jersey has 31 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
North Middletown and work: the main findings
The daily commute in and out of North Middletown
On a workday 1,647 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 72 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in North Middletown on a workday afternoon, 52% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ North Middletown’s residents
Where North Middletown clocks in
13% of workers
13% 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.
In North Middletown, 37% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Middletown, 2014 → 2024: 71 → 78. 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 Middletown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
North Middletown’s commute takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Middletown workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,489 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.
The distance from North Middletown to work
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.
Next door to North Middletown
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Middletown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Middletown | – | — | — | 27 min | $116,210 |
| Keansburg | under 2% | B | A+ | 26 min | $81,428 |
| Port Monmouth | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Port Monmouth: 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 North Middletown’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 Middletown: questions
What is the median household income in North Middletown?
$116,210 (±$67,997) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Middletown?
10.7%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Middletown?
27 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 North Middletown work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (13%, 18 mi), Middletown Township (13%, 3 mi), Holmdel Township (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around North Middletown without a car?
1% 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 North Middletown, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Middletown
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.