Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0Ringwood has higher household incomes than 95% of U.S. towns
2.5% of residents are in poverty, where New Jersey as a whole has 9.7%. The two grades for Ringwood are A for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Only 7% work in Ringwood; the top destination outside it is New York City (8%, 35 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Ringwood, in a few figures
No single place dominates Ringwood’s commute
The biggest draw, New York City, NY, gets only 8% of working residents, and 66% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Ringwood residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Ringwood’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Ringwood is New York City, NY, 35 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (516) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Ringwood’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Ringwood is better than 93% of U.S. towns, #84 of 468 in New Jersey. Household income holds Ringwood’s grade up ($152,414, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (4.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Ringwood could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The places Ringwood commutes to
Where Ringwood clocks in
8% of workers
3% of workers
3% 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.
Half of Ringwood commutes less than 17 miles
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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Ringwood
On a workday 5,821 residents head out to work, 420 work right here, and 1,392 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,400 people are in Ringwood on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
0.29 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.
What Ringwood’s employers do
1,812 jobs are based in Ringwood.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ringwood, 2013 → 2023: 1,932 → 1,812. 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 Ringwood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Ringwood’s commute takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ringwood workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,530 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.
Most trips from Ringwood start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Ringwood is more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns, #409 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Ringwood 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 6,497 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). <1% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 80% 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). 1.1% of Ringwood households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Ringwood’s commuters take a bus or train.
307th of 2,695: where Ringwood ranks among U.S. towns of 8,000 to 16,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Waldwick NJ | 10,252 | $178K | 1.4% | 2.2% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | Fanwood NJ | 8,035 | $196K | 1.0% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 23 | Oradell NJ | 8,293 | $221K | 3.6% | 2.3% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 305 | Palos Verdes Estates CA | 12,559 | $242K | 2.9% | 4.7% | 5% | A |
| 306 | Berthoud CO | 14,080 | $119K | 4.6% | 1.5% | 8% | A |
| 307 | Ringwood NJ | 11,853 | $152K | 2.5% | 4.8% | 7% | A |
| 308 | Farmingdale NY | 8,584 | $123K | 5.2% | 3.7% | 5% | A |
| 309 | Lyndhurst OH | 13,522 | $91K | 4.7% | 2.0% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,695 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Ringwood, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Around Ringwood: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Wanaque (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ringwood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ringwood | – | A | B− | 32 min | $152,414 |
| Wanaque | 2% | A | A− | 30 min | $113,175 |
| West Milford Township | under 2% | A− | B | 40 min | $132,114 |
| Bloomingdale | under 2% | A− | A− | 29 min | $127,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ringwood’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 Ringwood: questions
What is the median household income in Ringwood?
$152,414 (±$14,251) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ringwood?
2.5%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ringwood?
32 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 Ringwood work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (8%, 35 mi), Wayne Township (3%, 11 mi), Paramus (3%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Ringwood walkable?
Ringwood is more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ringwood without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ringwood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ringwood
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.