Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Piscataway Township are higher than in 91% of U.S. towns
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. 4.0% of residents live below the poverty line, against 9.7% across New Jersey. The two grades for Piscataway Township are A− for jobs and income and A for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Piscataway Township apart
Piscataway Township draws workers from far and wide
The 31,262 jobs in Piscataway Township are filled from a wide area. Piscataway Township’s own residents hold 7% and the ten next-biggest home towns 23%; the other 70% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
No single place dominates Piscataway Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Edison Township, gets only 7% of working residents, and 54% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Piscataway Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Most jobs in Piscataway Township pay over $40,000 a year
74% of the jobs based in Piscataway Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Piscataway Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 26 minutes, against 31 across New Jersey. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical New Jersey 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.
The figures behind Piscataway Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Piscataway Township is better than 82% of U.S. towns, #220 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Piscataway Township’s grade up (ahead of 97% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (8.0%, 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, Piscataway Township could be anywhere from A− to A.
7% of working residents work in Edison Township
Where Piscataway Township clocks in
7% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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.
74% of the jobs in Piscataway Township pay over $3,333 a month
31,262 jobs are based in Piscataway Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Piscataway Township, 2013 → 2023: 34,822 → 31,262. 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 Piscataway Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Piscataway Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Piscataway Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 25,155 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.
Piscataway Township by day and by night
On a workday 23,654 residents head out to work, 2,268 work right here, and 28,994 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 (1.21 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.
How far Piscataway 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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Piscataway Township
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Piscataway Township is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns, #231 of 468 in New Jersey. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 11.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 13.2% across New Jersey, on an EPA index of 8.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 30,965 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 13% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 8% 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). 5.6% of Piscataway Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Piscataway Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Piscataway Township places 209th of 704 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 44,000 to 84,000
| # | 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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| 30 | Bridgewater Township NJ | 46,455 | $173K | 4.1% | 3.7% | 11% | A |
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| 55 | Wayne Township NJ | 54,819 | $153K | 3.4% | 4.9% | 11% | A |
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| 57 | Mount Laurel Township NJ | 47,738 | $119K | 4.1% | 3.9% | 13% | A |
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| 207 | Greenwood IN | 69,349 | $84K | 7.4% | 2.6% | 16% | A− |
| 208 | Howell Township NJ | 55,156 | $135K | 6.8% | 4.7% | 7% | A− |
| 209 | Piscataway Township NJ | 62,253 | $128K | 4.0% | 8.0% | 9% | A− |
| 210 | Chesterfield Township MI | 47,770 | $92K | 7.2% | 3.2% | 8% | A− |
| 211 | Pleasant Township IN | 68,110 | $84K | 7.8% | 2.6% | 17% | A− |
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| 704 | Pahrump NV | 47,347 | $62K | 13.7% | 8.5% | 28% | 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 Piscataway Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Next door is work for 21% of Piscataway Township
The biggest share goes to Edison Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Piscataway Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piscataway Township | – | A− | A | 26 min | $127,832 |
| New Brunswick | 5% | C | A+ | 23 min | $65,810 |
| Franklin Township | 5% | A | A− | 34 min | $124,648 |
| South Plainfield | 4% | A | A | 30 min | $130,239 |
| Edison Township | 7% | A− | A+ | 34 min | $125,145 |
| Middlesex | under 2% | A− | A− | 26 min | $105,000 |
| Somerset | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Dunellen | under 2% | B− | A | 32 min | $86,967 |
| South Bound Brook | under 2% | B | A | 26 min | $112,961 |
| Franklin Center | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Somerset and Franklin Center: 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 Piscataway 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 Piscataway Township: questions
What is the median household income in Piscataway Township?
$127,832 (±$6,354) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Piscataway Township?
4.0%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Piscataway Township?
26 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 Piscataway Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Edison Township (7%, 6 mi), New York City (6%, 29 mi), New Brunswick (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Piscataway Township walkable?
Piscataway Township is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 8.6 out of 20, and 11% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Piscataway Township without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 8% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Piscataway Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Piscataway 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.