Photo: Jared Kofsky/PlaceNJ.com · CC BY-SA 4.0Nutley Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Household incomes here are higher than in 88% of U.S. towns. Employers in Nutley Township report 6,836 jobs for 15,359 working residents. Jobs and income earn Nutley Township A−; getting around on foot earns it A+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The four measures behind Nutley Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Nutley Township is better than 81% of U.S. towns, #227 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Nutley Township’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.8%, 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, Nutley Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Who commutes out of Nutley Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 14,117 residents head out to work, 1,242 work right here, and 5,594 people come in from elsewhere.
About 22,000 people are in Nutley Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
15% of working residents work in New York City
Where Nutley Township clocks in
15% of workers
6% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Nutley Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nutley Township, 2013 → 2023: 6,461 → 6,836. 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 Nutley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 31 minutes from Nutley Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nutley Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11,774 commuters (the 23% 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.
Nutley Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Nutley Township is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Nutley Township is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns, #58 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Nutley 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 15,348 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 97% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 51% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 7.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 90% 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 Nutley Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 12% of Nutley Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Nutley Township is 436th of 1,334 U.S. towns of 22,000 to 42,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
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| 16 | Scotch Plains Township NJ | 25,437 | $184K | 2.5% | 3.2% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Westfield NJ | 32,595 | $233K | 1.8% | 3.6% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 39 | Cranford Township NJ | 24,725 | $156K | 2.5% | 3.6% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 434 | Sugar Hill GA | 29,280 | $107K | 7.3% | 4.0% | 4% | A− |
| 435 | Moorpark CA | 35,023 | $148K | 4.9% | 5.1% | 11% | A− |
| 436 | Nutley Township NJ | 30,744 | $120K | 6.8% | 5.8% | 8% | A− |
| 437 | Waukee IA | 34,890 | $101K | 7.4% | 3.5% | 8% | A− |
| 438 | Lebanon OH | 22,110 | $84K | 8.7% | 1.7% | 16% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,334 | Barstow CA | 24,804 | $53K | 23.1% | 11.9% | 17% | 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 Nutley Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Nutley Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Clifton (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nutley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutley Township | – | A− | A+ | 31 min | $119,734 |
| Bloomfield Township | 2% | A− | A+ | 32 min | $103,604 |
| Lyndhurst Township | under 2% | A− | A+ | 29 min | $111,711 |
| Brookdale | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Clifton | 4% | B+ | A+ | 28 min | $98,237 |
| Belleville Township | 2% | B | A+ | 32 min | $90,140 |
Same-state neighbors only. Brookdale: 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 Nutley 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 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 Nutley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Nutley Township?
$119,734 (±$8,548) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nutley Township?
6.8%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nutley Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nutley Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (15%, 16 mi), Newark (6%, 7 mi), Clifton (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Nutley Township walkable?
Nutley Township is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 14.6 out of 20, and 13% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Nutley Township without a car?
12% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 51% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Nutley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nutley Township
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. 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.