There are 8.0 jobs in Pluckemin for every working resident, and 1,447 people commute in
There are 1,448 jobs in Pluckemin for 182 working residents. Hardly any stay in Pluckemin for work; outside it, Bridgewater Township is the main destination (8%, 4 miles). At home: 24% of workers have no commute at all (New Jersey 17%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Pluckemin by day
On a workday 181 residents head out to work and 1 work right here.
About 1,800 people are in Pluckemin on a workday afternoon, 259% more than live here.
8.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Who travels to work in Pluckemin, and from where
Where Pluckemin clocks in
8% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
Pluckemin is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pluckemin, 2013 → 2023: 2,191 → 1,448. 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 Pluckemin’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 35 minutes each way, longer than most of New Jersey
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pluckemin workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 133 commuters (the 24% 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.
The commute from Pluckemin, by distance
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.
Around Pluckemin: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pluckemin workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pluckemin | – | — | — | 35 min | $54,175 |
| Bridgewater Township | 8% | A | A− | 31 min | $172,851 |
| Green Knoll | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| The Hills | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Martinsville | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Green Knoll, The Hills and Martinsville: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bridgewater Township. Darker towns draw more of Pluckemin’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 Pluckemin: questions
What is the median household income in Pluckemin?
$54,175 (±$18,845) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pluckemin?
46.5%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pluckemin?
35 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pluckemin work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bridgewater Township (8%, 4 mi), Bernards Township (7%, 4 mi), New York City (6%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pluckemin without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pluckemin, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pluckemin
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.