Photo: Lalmeister · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Roseland top those of 97% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 2.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 43.7 in Jersey City. 2.5% of residents live below the poverty line, next to 9.7% for New Jersey as a whole. Roseland grades A for jobs and income and A for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Roseland and work: the main findings
Roseland draws workers from far and wide
The 7,494 jobs in Roseland are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 18%; the other 80% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Roseland is where the jobs are
Roseland has 7,494 jobs, 2.4 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 11,000 people are in town, 67% more than the 6,400 who live here. Day and night ↓
Most jobs here, and most residents’ jobs, pay over $40,000
77% of Roseland’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data, and so do 84% of the jobs based in Roseland. The jobs ↓
Roseland’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Roseland is New York City, NY, 22 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (471) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Roseland than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Roseland fell from 10,548 in 2013 to 7,494 in 2023, −29%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
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.
Where Roseland’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Roseland is better than 94% of U.S. towns, #69 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Roseland’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Roseland could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The daily trip into Roseland
Where Roseland clocks in
15% of workers
6% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Roseland
On a workday 3,023 residents head out to work, 150 work right here, and 7,344 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in Roseland on a workday afternoon, 67% more than live here.
2.4 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 2023, primary jobs.
Most jobs in Roseland are in services
7,494 jobs are based in Roseland.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Roseland, 2013 → 2023: 10,548 → 7,494. 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 Roseland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Roseland
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.
Commuting from Roseland: about 33 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Roseland workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,627 commuters (the 22% 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.
Roseland is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Roseland is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns, #237 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Roseland 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 3,358 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 22% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 22% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 73% 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). 5.1% of Roseland households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 9% of Roseland’s commuters take a bus or train.
Roseland next to U.S. towns of 4,500 to 8,700: 233rd of 3,306 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Hainesport Township NJ | 6,197 | $143K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Mountain Lakes NJ | 4,649 | $250K | 1.3% | 2.4% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 231 | Eudora Township KS | 7,870 | $119K | 4.6% | 2.3% | 11% | A |
| 232 | Richmond RI | 8,128 | $125K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 9% | A |
| 233 | Roseland NJ | 6,417 | $164K | 2.5% | 4.9% | 5% | A |
| 234 | Williamsville NY | 5,478 | $99K | 5.9% | 1.4% | 5% | A |
| 235 | Pelham Manor NY | 5,631 | $250K | 2.5% | 5.2% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,306 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Roseland, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
How Roseland compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Livingston Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Roseland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roseland | – | A | A | 33 min | $164,458 |
| Livingston Township | 4% | A+ | A+ | 38 min | $229,806 |
| Essex Fells | under 2% | A | A | 31 min | $250,000+ |
| East Hanover Township | under 2% | A+ | B+ | 25 min | $149,583 |
| West Caldwell Township | under 2% | A+ | A− | 26 min | $158,467 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Roseland’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 Roseland: questions
What is the median household income in Roseland?
$164,458 (±$33,332) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Roseland?
2.5%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Roseland?
33 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Roseland work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (15%, 22 mi), Newark (6%, 10 mi), Livingston Township (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Roseland walkable?
Roseland is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 8.8 out of 20, and 10% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Roseland without a car?
9% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 22% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Roseland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Roseland
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.