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Jobs & commute in Regency at Monroe

Regency at Monroe has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each

For 6% of workers, the job is at home; New Jersey has 17%. There are 21 jobs in Regency at Monroe; 841 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Regency at Monroe; the top destination outside it is New York City (12%, 33 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out · In brief

Jobs and commuting in Regency at Monroe: the gist

Regency at Monroe is a place people come home to

There are 21 jobs based in Regency at Monroe, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Regency at Monroe has about 1,200 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

Regency at Monroe’s biggest commute is a long one

The top workplace outside Regency at Monroe is New York City, NY, 33 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (101) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓

Regency at Monroe workers spend longer getting to work

The average trip takes 46 minutes each way, against 31 across New Jersey. Over a year that’s about 353 hours of commuting, 115 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 841 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Day and night

A workday in Regency at Monroe: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 840 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.

840live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
20work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night2,000
Workday1,200
2,000live here− 840head out to work+ 20come in to work= 1,200on a workday

About 1,200 people are in Regency at Monroe on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.02jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

How far

How many miles Regency at Monroe commutes

10 mi25 mi40 miNew York City: 12% · 33.3 miMonroe Township: 9% · 2.2 miSouth Brunswick Township: 4% · 8.4 miJamesburg: 3% · 3.4 miJersey City: 3% · 31.8 miPlainsboro Township: 3% · 10.3 miNew Brunswick: 2% · 11.9 miManalapan Township: 2% · 3.4 miEdison Township: 2% · 12.8 miWoodbridge Township: 2% · 17.3 miNew York City 12%Monroe Township 9%South Brunswick Township 4%Jamesburg 3%Jersey City 3%Regency at Monroe
Regency at MonroeTop destinations (size = commuters)
27%Under 10 mi226 residents
34%10–24 mi289 residents
35%25–50 mi292 residents
4%Over 50 mi34 residents

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.

Time on the road

The daily trip from Regency at Monroe: about 46 minutes

A year of commuting
352 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Regency at Monroe46 min
New Jersey31 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
7%

of Regency at Monroe workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Regency at Monroe gets to work
79%Drive alone
4%Carpool
14%Transit
3%Other

Share of the 390 commuters (the 6% 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 map

Where Regency at Monroe goes to work

FarmingdaleJamesburg: 26 residents work here (3%)BoontonNew Brunswick: 20 residents work here (2%)ElizabethJersey City: 23 residents work here (3%)New York: 101 residents work here (12%)Montville TownshipFreehold TownshipRockaway TownshipMonroe Township: 79 residents work here (9%)South Brunswick Township: 34 residents work here (4%)Mount Holly TownshipPlainsboro Township: 23 residents work here (3%)Union TownshipTeaneck TownshipManalapan Township: 17 residents work here (2%)Edison Township: 17 residents work here (2%)Woodbridge Township: 15 residents work here (2%)Regency at MonroeNew YorkMonroe TownshipSouth Brunswick TownshipJamesburgJersey CityPlainsboro TownshipRegency at Monroe
1
New York City, NY33.3 mi away
12%101
2
Monroe Township2.2 mi away
9%79
34%34
4
Jamesburg3.4 mi away
3%26
5
Jersey City31.8 mi away
3%23
63%23
7
New Brunswick11.9 mi away
2%20
82%17
9
Edison Township12.8 mi away
2%17
102%15
Everywhere elseother towns and states
58%486
The top trips

Where Regency at Monroe clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

38% of the jobs in Regency at Monroe make or build things

Jobs based in Regency at MonroeJobs Regency at Monroe residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms38%13%
Trade, transport & utilities0%21%
Services: health, schools, offices62%66%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less10%9%
$1,251–$3,333 a month38%20%
Over $3,333 a month52%70%

Who does it

29 or younger19%16%
30 to 5438%46%
55 and older43%37%
−55%

Jobs based in Regency at Monroe, 2013 → 2023: 47 → 21. 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 Regency at Monroe’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Regency at Monroe: questions

What is the median household income in Regency at Monroe?

$91,386 (±$24,702) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Regency at Monroe?

5.8%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Regency at Monroe?

46 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Regency at Monroe work?

<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (12%, 33 mi), Monroe Township (9%, 2 mi), South Brunswick Township (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Regency at Monroe without a car?

14% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Regency at Monroe, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Regency at Monroe

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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.