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HARING-CORNING HOUSE, ROCKLEIGH, BERGEN COUNTY, NJPhoto: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ M.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Jobs & commute in Rockleigh

A job hub: Rockleigh has 13.1 jobs per working resident, and 2,397 people come in to work

There are 2,406 jobs in Rockleigh for 183 working residents. Only 5% work in Rockleigh itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (18%, 23 miles). 32% of workers have no commute at all, against 17% across New Jersey.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

2,406 jobs based here
Poverty
11.7%
New Jersey 9.7%
Unemployment
4.0%
New Jersey 6.3% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
34 min
New Jersey 31 · U.S. 26
Work in town
5%
9 of 183 working residents
Work from home
32%
New Jersey 17% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

Rockleigh on a workday afternoon

On a workday 174 residents head out to work and 9 work right here.

174live here, work elsewhere
9live and work here
2,397work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night400
Workday2,600
400live here− 170head out to work+ 2,400come in to work= 2,600on a workday

About 2,600 people are in Rockleigh on a workday afternoon, 557% more than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
13.15jobs 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 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Commuting in to Rockleigh: where workers come from

RockleighNorthvale: 66 workers live here (3%)Dumont: 57 workers live here (2%)Englewood CliffsNew Milford: 44 workers live here (2%)NorwoodBergenfield: 70 workers live here (3%)Old TappanEnglewood: 45 workers live here (2%)RamseyAlpineFlorham ParkNew York: 107 workers live here (4%)Teaneck Township: 41 workers live here (2%)Clarkstown: 87 workers live here (4%)Orangetown: 72 workers live here (3%)Ramapo: 82 workers live here (3%)New YorkClarkstownRamapoOrangetownBergenfieldNorthvaleRockleigh
1
New York City, NY23.3 mi away
4%107
2
Clarkstown, NY9.4 mi away
4%87
3
Ramapo, NY13.2 mi away
3%82
4
Orangetown, NY3.8 mi away
3%72
5
Bergenfield6.3 mi away
3%70
6
Northvale1.2 mi away
3%66
7
Dumont4.9 mi away
2%57
8
Englewood7.8 mi away
2%45
9
New Milford6.4 mi away
2%44
10
Teaneck Township8.6 mi away
2%41
Everywhere elseother towns and states
72%1,735
The top trips

Where Rockleigh clocks in

18% of workers
23.3 mi awayNew York City, NY33 Rockleigh residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5% of workers
1.2 mi awayNorthvale10 Rockleigh residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5% of workers
3.8 mi awayOrangetown, NY10 Rockleigh residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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

In Rockleigh, 37% of jobs are in factories, building or farming

Jobs based in RockleighJobs Rockleigh residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms37%12%
Trade, transport & utilities22%23%
Services: health, schools, offices41%64%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less2%7%
$1,251–$3,333 a month6%16%
Over $3,333 a month92%77%

Who does it

29 or younger10%20%
30 to 5455%45%
55 and older35%35%
−27%

Jobs based in Rockleigh, 2014 → 2024: 3,276 → 2,406. 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 Rockleigh’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

How long Rockleigh spends getting to work: about 34 minutes

A year of commuting
261 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Rockleigh34 min
New Jersey31 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
32%

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

About 3 in 10
How Rockleigh gets to work
83%Drive alone
9%Carpool
3%Transit
2%Walk
3%Other

Share of the 64 commuters (the 32% 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

The commute from Rockleigh, by distance

10 mi25 mi35 miNew York City: 18% · 23.3 miNorthvale: 5% · 1.2 miOrangetown: 5% · 3.8 miEnglewood: 5% · 7.8 miNorwood: 3% · 1.2 miOld Tappan: 3% · 3.1 miFlorham Park: 3% · 28.6 miEnglewood Cliffs: 2% · 8 miRamsey: 2% · 11.9 miNew York City 18%Northvale 5%Orangetown 5%Englewood 5%Norwood 3%Rockleigh
RockleighTop destinations (size = commuters)
44%Under 10 mi80 residents
39%10–24 mi70 residents
11%25–50 mi20 residents
6%Over 50 mi11 residents

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.

Next door

The towns around Rockleigh

Northvale: 5% of workers work hereNorwood: 3% of workers work hereAlpine: few work hereNorthvaleNorwoodAlpineRockleigh
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Northvale26 min
Norwood31 min
Alpine32 min
Rockleigh34 min
Northvale5% of Rockleigh works hereNorwood3% of Rockleigh works hereAlpineunder 2% of Rockleigh

Jobs & commute next door

TownRockleigh workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Rockleigh–——34 min—
Northvale5%A−A26 min$127,625
Norwood3%A+A−31 min$178,311
Alpineunder 2%A+B+32 min$246,944

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Northvale. Darker towns draw more of Rockleigh’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

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 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Rockleigh: questions

What is the poverty rate in Rockleigh?

11.7%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Rockleigh?

34 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Rockleigh work?

5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (18%, 23 mi), Northvale (5%, 1 mi), Orangetown (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Rockleigh without a car?

3% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Rockleigh, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Rockleigh

Rockleigh home →
$3,501median rent
HousingLive where you work?Homes and rent in Rockleigh
34min commute
HandbookGetting around RockleighRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in NJShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.