Photo: Adam Moss · CC BY-SA 2.0Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Ringoes
Hardly any work in Ringoes; the top destination outside it is Raritan Township (9%, 8 miles). 26% of workers work from home, where New Jersey as a whole has 17%. A typical one-way commute lasts 28 minutes; New Jersey averages 31, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Ringoes in brief
The trip to work from Ringoes: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ringoes workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 318 commuters (the 26% 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.
Ringoes quiets down on a workday
On a workday 445 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 260 people come in from elsewhere.
About 750 people are in Ringoes on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
0.59 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.
The towns that employ Ringoes’ residents
Where Ringoes clocks in
9% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
In Ringoes, 41% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
263 jobs are based in Ringoes.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ringoes, 2013 → 2023: 262 → 263. 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 Ringoes’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Ringoes
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.
Work in the towns next to Ringoes
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ringoes workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ringoes | – | — | — | 28 min | $84,545 |
| Raritan Township | 9% | A | B− | 34 min | $165,174 |
| West Amwell Township | under 2% | A+ | B− | 26 min | $151,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Raritan Township. Darker towns draw more of Ringoes’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 Ringoes: questions
What is the median household income in Ringoes?
$84,545 (±$30,011) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ringoes?
2.1%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ringoes?
28 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ringoes work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Raritan Township (9%, 8 mi), New York City (6%, 52 mi), Trenton (4%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ringoes without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ringoes, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ringoes
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.