Photo: Adam Moss · CC BY-SA 2.0Roselle Park has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Household incomes here are higher than in 83% of U.S. towns. There are 1,781 jobs in Roselle Park for 6,851 working residents. Only 5% work in Roselle Park; the top destination outside it is New York City (10%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Roselle Park stands out on work
Roselle Park is a place people come home to
There are 1,781 jobs based in Roselle Park, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Roselle Park has about 11,000 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Roselle Park are quick
The average trip to work takes 26 minutes, against 31 across New Jersey. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical New Jersey worker. 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.
What’s behind Roselle Park’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Roselle Park is better than 84% of U.S. towns, #195 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Roselle Park’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.8%, 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, Roselle Park could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
How a workday changes Roselle Park
On a workday 6,505 residents head out to work, 346 work right here, and 1,435 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in Roselle Park on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Getting to work from Roselle Park takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Roselle Park workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,640 commuters (the 11% 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.
Out of Roselle Park to work: where people go
Where Roselle Park clocks in
10% 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.
The kinds of work in Roselle Park
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Roselle Park, 2014 → 2024: 1,968 → 1,781. 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 Roselle Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Roselle Park
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.
Roselle Park is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 8,559 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 56% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 10.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 94% 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). 4.5% of Roselle Park households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 7% of Roselle Park’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Roselle Park is 555th of 2,109 U.S. towns of 11,000 to 21,000
| # | 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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| 12 | Franklin Lakes NJ | 11,180 | $236K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Hanover Township NJ | 15,105 | $157K | 3.2% | 2.6% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | East Greenwich Township NJ | 12,610 | $149K | 2.0% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 553 | Holden MA | 20,526 | $142K | 4.4% | 4.7% | 8% | A− |
| 554 | Narragansett RI | 14,291 | $96K | 19.0% | 5.6% | 15% | A− |
| 555 | Roselle Park NJ | 15,603 | $110K | 6.6% | 4.8% | 5% | A− |
| 556 | Springfield Township MI | 14,832 | $110K | 7.0% | 3.4% | 4% | A− |
| 557 | New Milford NJ | 17,133 | $115K | 4.2% | 6.4% | 3% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,109 | 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 Roselle Park, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
The towns around Roselle Park
The biggest share goes to Elizabeth (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Roselle Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roselle Park | – | A− | A+ | 26 min | $109,679 |
| Kenilworth | under 3% | A− | A | 25 min | $118,611 |
| Elizabeth | 7% | C+ | A+ | 27 min | $66,555 |
| Cranford Township | 2% | A+ | A+ | 35 min | $155,972 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Roselle Park’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 Roselle Park: questions
What is the median household income in Roselle Park?
$109,679 (±$11,283) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Roselle Park?
6.6%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Roselle Park?
26 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Roselle Park work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (10%, 17 mi), Elizabeth (7%, 4 mi), Newark (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Roselle Park walkable?
Roselle Park is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 14.6 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Roselle Park without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 56% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Roselle Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Roselle Park
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.