Photo: Peteblac cem · Public domainSaddle Brook Township’s household incomes are higher than in 91% of U.S. towns
Only 6% work in Saddle Brook Township; the top destination outside it is New York City (13%, 18 miles). 4.1% of residents live below the poverty line, next to 9.7% for New Jersey as a whole. Jobs and income earn Saddle Brook Township A; getting around on foot earns it A+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Saddle Brook Township and work: the main findings
Saddle Brook Township draws workers from far and wide
The 10,590 jobs in Saddle Brook Township are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 24%; the other 72% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Saddle Brook Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 24 minutes, against 31 across New Jersey. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical New Jersey worker. Time on the road ↓
Saddle Brook Township gains people on a workday
About 18,000 people are in Saddle Brook Township on a workday afternoon, 23% more than the 14,000 who live here: 10,000 come in to work and 6,800 head out. Day and night ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Saddle Brook Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Saddle Brook Township is better than 94% of U.S. towns, #80 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car is its strongest input (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Saddle Brook Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The places Saddle Brook Township commutes to
Where Saddle Brook Township clocks in
13% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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 daily trip from Saddle Brook Township: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Saddle Brook Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,957 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.
In and out of Saddle Brook Township on a workday
On a workday 6,847 residents head out to work, 436 work right here, and 10,154 people come in from elsewhere.
About 18,000 people are in Saddle Brook Township on a workday afternoon, 23% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.45 per resident).
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 the 10,590 jobs in Saddle Brook Township are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Saddle Brook Township, 2013 → 2023: 8,828 → 10,590. 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 Saddle Brook Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Saddle Brook Township’s workers travel
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.
Saddle Brook Township is more walkable than 98% 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 8,185 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, 52% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 11.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 95% 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). 6.5% of Saddle Brook Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 9% of Saddle Brook Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 2,227 U.S. towns of 10,000 to 19,000, Saddle Brook Township comes 238th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
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| 5 | Waldwick NJ | 10,252 | $178K | 1.4% | 2.2% | 8% | A+ |
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| 15 | Franklin Lakes NJ | 11,180 | $236K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 5% | A+ |
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| 29 | Hanover Township NJ | 15,105 | $157K | 3.2% | 2.6% | 9% | A+ |
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| 236 | Woodinville WA | 14,548 | $164K | 2.9% | 4.3% | 5% | A |
| 237 | Suamico WI | 13,153 | $118K | 2.5% | 2.7% | 9% | A |
| 238 | Saddle Brook Township NJ | 14,441 | $129K | 4.1% | 4.2% | 6% | A |
| 239 | Upper Southampton Township PA | 15,067 | $105K | 4.4% | 3.1% | 7% | A |
| 240 | The Pinery CO | 11,871 | $194K | 1.0% | 3.0% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,227 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Saddle Brook Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Saddle Brook Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Fair Lawn (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Saddle Brook Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saddle Brook Township | – | A | A+ | 24 min | $129,073 |
| Rochelle Park Township | under 2% | A− | A+ | 27 min | $110,380 |
| Lodi | under 2% | B− | A+ | 26 min | $89,305 |
| Garfield | 2% | B− | A+ | 28 min | $79,700 |
| Fair Lawn | 3% | A− | A+ | 31 min | $144,574 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Saddle Brook 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 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 Saddle Brook Township: questions
What is the median household income in Saddle Brook Township?
$129,073 (±$11,371) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Saddle Brook Township?
4.1%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Saddle Brook Township?
24 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 Saddle Brook Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (13%, 18 mi), Paramus (5%, 3 mi), Hackensack (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Saddle Brook Township walkable?
Saddle Brook Township is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 14.9 out of 20, and 11% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Saddle Brook Township without a car?
9% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 52% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Saddle Brook Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Saddle Brook Township
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.