Photo: Rsmn · CC BY 4.0Households in Robbinsville Township earn more than those in 97% of U.S. towns
3.8% of residents are in poverty, where New Jersey as a whole has 9.7%. Robbinsville Township grades A for jobs and income and A for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 1.6 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 43.7 in Jersey City.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Robbinsville Township, in brief
Stores, warehouses and trucking
63% of the jobs in Robbinsville Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 15% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Robbinsville Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Robbinsville Township went from 6,730 in 2014 to 12,224 in 2024, +82%. The jobs ↓
Robbinsville Township is where the jobs are
Robbinsville Township has 12,224 jobs, 1.7 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Robbinsville Township draws workers from far and wide
The 12,224 jobs in Robbinsville Township are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 31%; the other 65% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
A lot of Robbinsville Township works from home
28% of Robbinsville Township workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Inside Robbinsville Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Robbinsville Township is better than 88% of U.S. towns, #152 of 468 in New Jersey. Household income holds Robbinsville Township’s grade up ($169,450, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.3%, 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, Robbinsville Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
65% of the jobs in Robbinsville Township pay over $3,333 a month
12,224 jobs are based in Robbinsville Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Robbinsville Township, 2014 → 2024: 6,730 → 12,224. 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 Robbinsville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Robbinsville Township by day
On a workday 6,922 residents head out to work, 443 work right here, and 11,781 people come in from elsewhere.
About 21,000 people are in Robbinsville Township on a workday afternoon, 30% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where Robbinsville Township’s workers come from
Where Robbinsville Township clocks in
8% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
About 36 minutes to work from Robbinsville Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Robbinsville Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,749 commuters (the 28% 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 Robbinsville Township’s workers travel
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.
Robbinsville Township is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Robbinsville Township is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns, #204 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Robbinsville Township 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 8,034 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 46% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 19% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 65% 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). 3.6% of Robbinsville Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 7% of Robbinsville Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 11,000 to 22,000, Robbinsville Township ranks 468th of 2,220 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
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| 13 | Franklin Lakes NJ | 11,180 | $236K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 5% | A+ |
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| 28 | Hanover Township NJ | 15,105 | $157K | 3.2% | 2.6% | 10% | A+ |
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| 39 | East Greenwich Township NJ | 12,610 | $149K | 2.0% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
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| 466 | Chelsea AL | 17,716 | $115K | 2.7% | 3.2% | 6% | A |
| 467 | Bruno Township KS | 19,221 | $103K | 5.3% | 2.8% | 9% | A |
| 468 | Robbinsville Township NJ | 15,958 | $169K | 3.8% | 5.3% | 6% | A |
| 469 | Scotts Valley CA | 11,652 | $144K | 5.9% | 2.9% | 11% | A |
| 470 | Clayton MO | 17,807 | $123K | 8.0% | 3.6% | 14% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,220 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 Robbinsville Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Bordering towns draw 13% of Robbinsville Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Hamilton Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Robbinsville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbinsville Township | – | A | A | 36 min | $169,450 |
| Upper Freehold Township | under 3% | A | B | 32 min | $183,750 |
| West Windsor Township | 5% | A | A | 39 min | $197,190 |
| Allentown | under 3% | A+ | A− | 30 min | $120,714 |
| Hamilton Township | 8% | B+ | A− | 25 min | $100,771 |
| Hamilton Square | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| East Windsor Township | under 3% | A− | B+ | 27 min | $105,208 |
| Millstone Township | under 3% | A+ | B | 36 min | $218,472 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hamilton Square: 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 Robbinsville Township’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 Robbinsville Township: questions
What is the median household income in Robbinsville Township?
$169,450 (±$18,076) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Robbinsville Township?
3.8%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Robbinsville Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Robbinsville Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hamilton Township (8%, 4 mi), New York City (7%, 46 mi), Trenton (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Robbinsville Township walkable?
Robbinsville Township is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 10.5 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Robbinsville Township without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 19% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Robbinsville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Robbinsville Township
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. 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.