Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Point Pleasant has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income A: better than 92% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #104 of 468 in New Jersey.
Walkability A: more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns · #196 of 468 in New Jersey.
Household incomes here are higher than in 86% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 30 minutes each way (New Jersey 31, U.S. 26). About one in ten work in Point Pleasant; the top destination outside it is Brick Township (8%, 2 miles).
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 0.7 transit trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 43.7 in Jersey City (EPA, 2020 schedules).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What’s behind Point Pleasant’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Point Pleasant is better than 92% of U.S. towns, #104 of 468 in New Jersey. Household income is its strongest input ($115,625, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.0%, U.S. 5.2%). 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, Point Pleasant could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Point Pleasant quiets down on a workday
On a workday 6,518 residents head out to work, 774 work right here, and 2,761 people come in from elsewhere.
About 16,000 people are in Point Pleasant on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.48 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.
8% of working residents work in Brick Township
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Point Pleasant clocks in
8% of workers
7% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
What the 3,535 jobs in Point Pleasant are
3,535 jobs are based in Point Pleasant. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Point Pleasant’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Point Pleasant, 2013 → 2023: 3,645 → 3,535. 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.
About 30 minutes each way, about the NJ average
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Point Pleasant workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9,441 commuters (the 14% 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.
Half of Point Pleasant commutes less than 10 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Point Pleasant is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Point Pleasant is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns, #196 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Point Pleasant 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 11,028 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 68% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 7% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 54% 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). 1.2% of Point Pleasant households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Point Pleasant’s commuters take a bus or train.
Point Pleasant is 280th of 1,860 U.S. towns of 14,000 to 27,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Point Pleasant, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Hanover Township NJ | 15,105 | $157K | 3.2% | 2.6% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Berkeley Heights Township NJ | 15,140 | $205K | 1.9% | 3.3% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | Scotch Plains Township NJ | 25,437 | $184K | 2.5% | 3.2% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 278 | Moon Township PA | 26,756 | $113K | 3.3% | 3.6% | 14% | A |
| 279 | Mokena IL | 19,897 | $124K | 4.5% | 4.1% | 8% | A |
| 280 | Point Pleasant NJ | 19,712 | $116K | 4.5% | 3.0% | 11% | A |
| 281 | Mukilteo WA | 21,239 | $133K | 5.7% | 3.1% | 5% | A |
| 282 | Lemont Township IL | 23,223 | $121K | 3.9% | 4.5% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,860 | 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.
14% of Point Pleasant works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Brick Township (8%). Darker towns draw more of Point Pleasant’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Point Pleasant workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Pleasant | – | A | A | 30 min | $115,625 |
| Brick Township | 8% | B+ | B+ | 28 min | $106,130 |
| Point Pleasant Beach | 6% | A− | A+ | 30 min | $141,716 |
| Brielle | under 2% | A | A | 30 min | $172,250 |
| Bay Head | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bay Head: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Point Pleasant: questions
What is the median household income in Point Pleasant?
$115,625 (±$14,714) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Point Pleasant?
4.5%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Point Pleasant?
30 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Point Pleasant work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Brick Township (8%, 2 mi), Wall Township (7%, 6 mi), Point Pleasant Beach (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Point Pleasant walkable?
Point Pleasant is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 13.1 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Point Pleasant without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 7% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Point Pleasant, from the people who make the trip.
More of Point Pleasant
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.