Photo: State of New Jersey, Dept of Parks and Forestry · Public domainOld Bridge Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Jobs and income earn Old Bridge Township B+; getting around on foot earns it A. Employers in Old Bridge Township report 13,764 jobs, and 31,778 of its residents work somewhere. Measured by household income, Old Bridge Township is ahead of 80% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Old Bridge Township, in brief
Old Bridge Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Old Bridge Township is New York City, NY, 26 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (3,456) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Old Bridge Township draws workers from far and wide
The 13,764 jobs in Old Bridge Township are filled from a wide area. Old Bridge Township’s own residents hold 17% and the ten next-biggest home towns 24%; the other 59% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Old Bridge Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 31 across New Jersey. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Old Bridge Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Old Bridge Township is better than 71% of U.S. towns, #305 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Old Bridge Township’s grade up (ahead of 95% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (7.0%, 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, Old Bridge Township could be anywhere from B to A−.
Near or far: the trip to work from Old Bridge Township
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.
11% of working residents work in New York City
Where Old Bridge Township clocks in
11% of workers
4% 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.
Commuting from Old Bridge Township: about 36 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Old Bridge Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 29,374 commuters (the 15% 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.
In and out of Old Bridge Township on a workday
On a workday 29,506 residents head out to work, 2,272 work right here, and 11,492 people come in from elsewhere.
About 52,000 people are in Old Bridge Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
What Old Bridge Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Old Bridge Township, 2013 → 2023: 10,895 → 13,764. 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 Old Bridge Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Old Bridge 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, Old Bridge Township is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns, #175 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Old Bridge 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 34,640 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 74% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 18% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 7.3 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). 6.4% of Old Bridge Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 9% of Old Bridge Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 49,000 to 95,000, Old Bridge Township ranks 281st of 643 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
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| 45 | Wayne Township NJ | 54,819 | $153K | 3.4% | 4.9% | 11% | A |
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| 59 | Evesham Township NJ | 49,525 | $119K | 3.6% | 4.3% | 12% | A |
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| 68 | Hoboken NJ | 59,027 | $181K | 7.8% | 3.8% | 8% | A |
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| 279 | Southampton NY | 71,601 | $129K | 9.0% | 4.1% | 33% | B+ |
| 280 | Ocoee FL | 51,932 | $99K | 10.3% | 4.5% | 6% | B+ |
| 281 | Old Bridge Township NJ | 70,228 | $105K | 7.8% | 7.0% | 7% | B+ |
| 282 | Barnstable Town MA | 50,101 | $92K | 7.4% | 3.1% | 40% | B+ |
| 283 | Glen Burnie MD | 72,590 | $88K | 9.3% | 4.7% | 9% | B+ |
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| 643 | Albany GA | 66,907 | $47K | 27.5% | 11.2% | 51% | 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 Old Bridge Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Work in the towns next to Old Bridge Township
The biggest share goes to East Brunswick Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Old Bridge Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Bridge Township | – | B+ | A | 36 min | $104,587 |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | A− | A− | 40 min | $107,892 |
| Spotswood | under 2% | A− | A | 32 min | $105,060 |
| East Brunswick Township | 3% | A | A | 37 min | $143,343 |
| Aberdeen Township | under 2% | A | A+ | 33 min | $121,795 |
| Sayreville | 2% | A− | A | 31 min | $99,979 |
| Cliffwood Beach | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Matawan | under 2% | A− | A+ | 33 min | $123,354 |
Same-state neighbors only. Cliffwood Beach: 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 Old Bridge 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 Old Bridge Township: questions
What is the median household income in Old Bridge Township?
$104,587 (±$4,442) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Old Bridge Township?
7.8%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Old Bridge Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Old Bridge Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (11%, 26 mi), Edison Township (4%, 7 mi), Woodbridge Township (4%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Old Bridge Township walkable?
Old Bridge Township is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 11.0 out of 20, and 10% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Old Bridge Township without a car?
9% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 18% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Old Bridge Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Old Bridge 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.