Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Pohatcong Township earn more than those in 80% of U.S. towns
Working from home is the commute for 7% of workers; New Jersey has 17%. 6.0% of residents are in poverty, where New Jersey as a whole has 9.7%. Jobs and income earn Pohatcong Township A−; getting around on foot earns it B+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Pohatcong Township: the figures worth knowing
The better-paid jobs are outside Pohatcong Township
68% of Pohatcong Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 30% of the jobs based in Pohatcong Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Pohatcong Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Pohatcong Township fell from 2,345 in 2013 to 1,233 in 2023, −47%. 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 ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
52% of the jobs in Pohatcong Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 19% of the jobs its residents hold. 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.
What’s behind Pohatcong Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pohatcong Township is better than 84% of U.S. towns, #200 of 468 in New Jersey. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Pohatcong Township’s grade. It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pohatcong Township could be anywhere from B− to A+.
What the 1,233 jobs in Pohatcong Township are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pohatcong Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,345 → 1,233. 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 Pohatcong Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Pohatcong Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,601 residents head out to work, 52 work right here, and 1,181 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,200 people are in Pohatcong Township on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.75 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Where the trip to work from Pohatcong Township ends
Where Pohatcong Township clocks in
7% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
Pohatcong Township’s commute takes about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pohatcong Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,703 commuters (the 7% 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 many miles Pohatcong Township commutes
About 18% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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 Pohatcong Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pohatcong Township is more walkable than 67% of U.S. towns, #364 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Pohatcong Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,827 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 19% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 59% 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). 3.7% of Pohatcong Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Pohatcong Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Pohatcong Township is 629th among 4,355 U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 4 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | Mountain Lakes NJ | 4,649 | $250K | 1.3% | 2.4% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Harding Township NJ | 3,949 | $222K | 3.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 627 | Middlefield CT | 4,276 | $100K | 8.1% | 2.9% | 8% | A− |
| 628 | Berlin MA | 3,486 | $121K | 5.0% | 4.5% | 5% | A− |
| 629 | Pohatcong Township NJ | 3,578 | $104K | 6.0% | 2.9% | 3% | A− |
| 630 | Lake View AL | 3,969 | $101K | 4.2% | 3.2% | <1% | A− |
| 631 | Marlborough Township PA | 3,563 | $108K | 5.2% | 4.4% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,355 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Pohatcong Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Work in the towns next to Pohatcong Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pohatcong Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pohatcong Township | – | A− | B+ | 35 min | $103,611 |
| Holland Township | under 2% | A− | D | 32 min | $136,875 |
| Phillipsburg | 7% | C | A | 26 min | $68,324 |
| Greenwich Township | under 2% | A | C+ | 42 min | $169,079 |
| Bloomsbury | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Lopatcong Township | 2% | B | B+ | 39 min | $91,114 |
Same-state neighbors only. Bloomsbury: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Phillipsburg. Darker towns draw more of Pohatcong 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 Pohatcong Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pohatcong Township?
$103,611 (±$23,206) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pohatcong Township?
6.0%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pohatcong Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pohatcong Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Phillipsburg (7%, 4 mi), Raritan Township (4%, 16 mi), Readington Township (3%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pohatcong Township walkable?
Pohatcong Township is more walkable than 67% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.8 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pohatcong Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pohatcong Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pohatcong 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.