Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Secaucus top those of 93% of U.S. towns
Home is the office for 25% of workers (New Jersey 17%). The poverty rate is 5.8%, next to 9.7% for New Jersey as a whole. Jobs and income earn Secaucus 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
The work figures that set Secaucus apart
Secaucus fills up on a workday
Secaucus has 34,726 jobs, 3.6 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 48,000 people are in town, more than double the 23,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Secaucus workers cross into New York
24% of Secaucus workers work outside New Jersey, most of them in New York, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Secaucus draws workers from far and wide
The 34,726 jobs in Secaucus are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 33%; the other 64% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
One in three of Secaucus works in New York City
3,104 working residents, 32%, have their main job in New York City, NY, 11 miles away. That’s 3 times as many as work in Secaucus itself. The commute map ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
44% of the jobs in Secaucus are in trade, transport and utilities, against 19% of the jobs its residents hold. 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.
Secaucus’ Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Secaucus is better than 86% of U.S. towns, #176 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Secaucus’ grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.6%, 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, Secaucus could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Who works in Secaucus, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 8,539 residents head out to work, 1,198 work right here, and 33,528 people come in from elsewhere.
About 48,000 people are in Secaucus on a workday afternoon, 110% more than live here.
3.6 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.
Where Secaucus’s workers come from
Where Secaucus clocks in
32% of workers
6% of workers
3% 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.
68% of the jobs in Secaucus pay over $3,333 a month
34,726 jobs are based in Secaucus.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Secaucus, 2013 → 2023: 34,599 → 34,726. 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 Secaucus’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Secaucus, about 33 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Secaucus workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,722 commuters (the 25% 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 Secaucus goes to work
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.
Secaucus is among the most walkable U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Secaucus is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #51 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Secaucus 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 11,607 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 81% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 81% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 25.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, among the most 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). 12.8% of Secaucus households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 26% of Secaucus’ commuters take a bus or train.
Secaucus is 417th of 1,712 U.S. towns of 16,000 to 31,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
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| 23 | Scotch Plains Township NJ | 25,437 | $184K | 2.5% | 3.2% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Cranford Township NJ | 24,725 | $156K | 2.5% | 3.6% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 52 | Ridgewood NJ | 26,527 | $208K | 4.2% | 3.4% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 415 | North Ogden UT | 21,689 | $114K | 5.3% | 2.5% | 5% | A |
| 416 | Gurnee IL | 30,458 | $120K | 5.2% | 4.8% | 10% | A |
| 417 | Secaucus NJ | 22,640 | $140K | 5.8% | 5.6% | 12% | A |
| 418 | Howard WI | 22,233 | $85K | 5.1% | 2.5% | 10% | A |
| 419 | Homewood AL | 28,118 | $94K | 8.9% | 2.3% | 15% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,712 | 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 Secaucus, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
The towns around Secaucus
The biggest share goes to Jersey City (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Secaucus workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secaucus | – | A | A+ | 33 min | $139,821 |
| Jersey City | 6% | B | A+ | 37 min | $97,710 |
| North Bergen Township | 2% | B | A+ | 33 min | $78,911 |
| Lyndhurst Township | under 2% | A− | A+ | 29 min | $111,711 |
| East Rutherford | 1% | A− | A+ | 28 min | $97,993 |
| Kearny | under 2% | B | A+ | 33 min | $79,154 |
| Carlstadt | under 2% | B+ | A+ | 25 min | $115,444 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Secaucus’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 Secaucus: questions
What is the median household income in Secaucus?
$139,821 (±$14,852) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Secaucus?
5.8%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Secaucus?
33 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Secaucus work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (32%, 11 mi), Jersey City (6%, 5 mi), Newark (3%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Secaucus walkable?
Secaucus is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 13.2 out of 20, and 29% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Secaucus without a car?
26% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. 81% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Secaucus, from the people who make the trip.
More of Secaucus
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.