With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Panther Valley works elsewhere
The average commute takes 41 minutes each way, where New Jersey has 31 and the U.S. 26. 410 jobs are based in Panther Valley, and 2,028 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% stay in Panther Valley for work; outside it, Allamuchy Township is the main destination (5%, 1 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Panther Valley, in a few figures
No single place dominates Panther Valley’s commute
The biggest draw, Hackettstown, gets only 5% of working residents, and 67% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Panther Valley residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Panther Valley workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 41 minutes each way, against 31 across New Jersey. Over a year that’s about 314 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Panther Valley than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Panther Valley fell from 577 in 2014 to 410 in 2024, −29%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
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.
Commuting out of Panther Valley: the destinations
Where Panther Valley clocks in
5% of workers
5% 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 Panther Valley: about 41 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Panther Valley workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,901 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.
What Panther Valley’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Panther Valley, 2014 → 2024: 577 → 410. 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 Panther Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Panther Valley for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,977 residents head out to work, 51 work right here, and 359 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,900 people are in Panther Valley on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Miles to work from Panther Valley
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.
Work in the towns next to Panther Valley
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Panther Valley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panther Valley | – | — | — | 41 min | $131,169 |
| Independence Township | under 2% | A | B+ | 37 min | $92,243 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Panther Valley’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 Panther Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Panther Valley?
$131,169 (±$9,508) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Panther Valley?
5.2%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Panther Valley?
41 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 Panther Valley work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Allamuchy Township (5%, 1 mi), Hackettstown (5%, 4 mi), Parsippany-Troy Hills Township (4%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Panther Valley without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Panther Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Panther Valley
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.