Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Earning a living in Pompton Plains
4,697 jobs are based in Pompton Plains; 4,825 of its residents have a job. Only 7% stay in Pompton Plains for work; outside it, Pequannock Township is the main destination (8%, 0 miles). Working residents average 28 minutes each way, where New Jersey has 31 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Pompton Plains, in brief
Pompton Plains trades workers with the towns around it
Pompton Plains has about as many jobs (4,697) as working residents (4,825), but they are mostly different people: 4,502 residents leave for work each day while 4,374 people come in. Only 7% of the jobs in Pompton Plains are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
No single place dominates Pompton Plains’ commute
The biggest draw, Wayne Township, gets only 7% of working residents, and 64% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Pompton Plains residents fan out across the region. 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.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 4,502 residents head out to work, 323 work right here, and 4,374 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 (0.97 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.
Where people from Pompton Plains work
Where Pompton Plains clocks in
8% of workers
7% 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.
The kinds of work in Pompton Plains
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pompton Plains, 2013 → 2023: 4,103 → 4,697. 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 Pompton Plains’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Pompton Plains’ commute takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pompton Plains workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,682 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 Pompton Plains’ 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.
11% of Pompton Plains works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pompton Plains workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pompton Plains | – | — | — | 28 min | $117,959 |
| Pompton Lakes | under 2% | A | A | 30 min | $124,454 |
| Wayne Township | 7% | A | A | 29 min | $153,056 |
| Riverdale | 2% | A+ | A | 28 min | $102,950 |
| Kinnelon | under 2% | A | B+ | 34 min | $187,438 |
| Lincoln Park | 2% | A− | A | 30 min | $123,397 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Wayne Township. Darker towns draw more of Pompton Plains’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 Pompton Plains: questions
What is the median household income in Pompton Plains?
$117,959 (±$9,640) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pompton Plains?
5.6%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pompton Plains?
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 Pompton Plains work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pequannock Township (8%, 0 mi), Wayne Township (7%, 3 mi), New York City (5%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pompton Plains without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 17% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pompton Plains, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pompton Plains
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.