Photo: Redjockey · CC BY 3.0Parsippany has 2.2 jobs for every working resident: 24,637 people commute in to work
A typical one-way commute lasts 28 minutes; New Jersey averages 31, the U.S. 26. 25,500 jobs are based in Parsippany for 11,559 working residents. Only 7% work in Parsippany; the top destination outside it is Parsippany-Troy Hills Township (12%, 1 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Parsippany apart
Parsippany draws workers from far and wide
The 25,500 jobs in Parsippany are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 20%; the other 77% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Parsippany is where the jobs are
Parsippany has 25,500 jobs, 2.2 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 35,000 people are in town, 65% more than the 21,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
No single place dominates Parsippany’s commute
The biggest draw, New York City, NY, gets only 7% of working residents, and 60% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Parsippany residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Most jobs in Parsippany pay over $40,000 a year
74% of the jobs based in Parsippany pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
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.
Where the people who work in Parsippany live
Where Parsippany clocks in
12% of workers
7% 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.
A workday in Parsippany: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 10,696 residents head out to work and 863 work right here.
About 35,000 people are in Parsippany on a workday afternoon, 65% more 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.
74% of the jobs in Parsippany pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Parsippany, 2013 → 2023: 25,913 → 25,500. 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 Parsippany’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Parsippany: about 28 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Parsippany workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,985 commuters (the 20% 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.
Miles to work from Parsippany
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.
Parsippany and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Parsippany workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parsippany | – | — | — | 28 min | $99,405 |
| Lake Hiawatha | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Troy Hills | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Mountain Lakes | under 2% | A+ | A | 34 min | $250,000+ |
| Rainbow Lakes | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lake Hiawatha, Troy Hills and Rainbow Lakes: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Parsippany’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 Parsippany: questions
What is the median household income in Parsippany?
$99,405 (±$4,789) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Parsippany?
6.7%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Parsippany?
28 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Parsippany work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Parsippany-Troy Hills Township (12%, 1 mi), New York City (7%, 28 mi), Hanover Township (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Parsippany without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Parsippany, from the people who make the trip.
More of Parsippany
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.