Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Pequannock Township has higher household incomes than 88% of U.S. towns
4.6% of residents live below the poverty line, against 9.7% across New Jersey. For jobs and income Pequannock Township is better than 92% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns (A). Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 0.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 43.7 in Jersey City.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Pequannock Township, in a few figures
No single place dominates Pequannock Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Wayne Township, gets only 7% of working residents, and 63% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Pequannock Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Pequannock Township draws workers from far and wide
The 5,602 jobs in Pequannock Township are filled from a wide area. Pequannock Township’s own residents hold 10% and the ten next-biggest home towns 23%; the other 67% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Pequannock Township’s grade explained
Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 98% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.1%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pequannock Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
7% of working residents work in Wayne Township
Where Pequannock Township clocks in
7% 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.
In and out of Pequannock Township on a workday
On a workday 6,451 residents head out to work, 575 work right here, and 5,027 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.80 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The 5,602 jobs based in Pequannock Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pequannock Township, 2013 → 2023: 4,823 → 5,602. 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 Pequannock Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 28 minutes in Pequannock Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pequannock Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,682 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.
How far Pequannock Township’s workers travel
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.
In Pequannock Township, walking beats the bus
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,041 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 46% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 5% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 55% 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). 13.9% of Pequannock Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Pequannock Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Pequannock Township places 299th of 2,109 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 11,000 to 21,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
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| 12 | Franklin Lakes NJ | 11,180 | $236K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 5% | A+ |
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| 27 | Hanover Township NJ | 15,105 | $157K | 3.2% | 2.6% | 9% | A+ |
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| 36 | East Greenwich Township NJ | 12,610 | $149K | 2.0% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 297 | Rutherford NJ | 19,132 | $143K | 5.5% | 4.2% | 6% | A |
| 298 | Southbury CT | 20,468 | $113K | 3.4% | 3.0% | 12% | A |
| 299 | Pequannock Township NJ | 15,750 | $121K | 4.6% | 4.1% | 8% | A |
| 300 | East Greenbush NY | 16,561 | $105K | 5.0% | 2.2% | 14% | A |
| 301 | Putnam Valley NY | 11,762 | $138K | 4.2% | 2.6% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,109 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Pequannock Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
The towns next door employ 11% of Pequannock Township
The biggest share goes to Wayne Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pequannock Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pequannock Township | – | A | A | 28 min | $120,666 |
| Wayne Township | 7% | A | A | 29 min | $153,056 |
| Pompton Lakes | under 2% | A | A | 30 min | $124,454 |
| Riverdale | 2% | A+ | A | 28 min | $102,950 |
| Lincoln Park | 2% | A− | A | 30 min | $123,397 |
| Kinnelon | under 2% | A | B+ | 34 min | $187,438 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pequannock 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 Pequannock Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pequannock Township?
$120,666 (±$6,642) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pequannock Township?
4.6%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pequannock Township?
28 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 Pequannock Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wayne Township (7%, 3 mi), New York City (5%, 28 mi), Parsippany-Troy Hills Township (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pequannock Township walkable?
Pequannock Township is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 10.1 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pequannock Township without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. 5% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pequannock Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pequannock 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.