With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Port Morris works elsewhere
Commuters spend 37 minutes getting to work on average, where New Jersey has 31 and the U.S. 26. There are 33 jobs in Port Morris, and 391 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Port Morris; the top destination outside it is Morristown (8%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Port Morris at work: what stands out
Port Morris is a place people come home to
There are 33 jobs based in Port Morris, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Port Morris has about 500 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Port Morris workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 31 across New Jersey. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 391 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Port Morris: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 391 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.
About 500 people are in Port Morris on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
A commute of about 37 minutes in Port Morris
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Port Morris workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 290 commuters (the 15% 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.
Commuting out of Port Morris: the destinations
Where Port Morris clocks in
8% of workers
6% 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.
82% of the jobs in Port Morris pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Port Morris, 2014 → 2024: 15 → 33. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Port Morris’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Port Morris
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Port Morris and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Port Morris workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Morris | – | — | — | 37 min | $69,067 |
| Byram Township | under 3% | A | C− | 34 min | $138,854 |
| Landing | under 3% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Stanhope | under 3% | A | B− | 38 min | $139,205 |
| Netcong | under 3% | A− | B | 29 min | $83,958 |
Same-state neighbors only. Landing: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Port Morris’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 2024, 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 Port Morris: questions
What is the median household income in Port Morris?
$69,067 (±$15,716) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Port Morris?
0.9%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Port Morris?
37 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Port Morris work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Morristown (8%, 13 mi), Roxbury Township (6%, 2 mi), Randolph Township (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Port Morris without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Port Morris, from the people who make the trip.
More of Port Morris
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.