Allen House · Photo: ClassicLady · CC BY-SA 3.0Shrewsbury’s household incomes are higher than in 98% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 3.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 43.7 in Jersey City. The poverty rate is 3.6%, next to 9.7% for New Jersey as a whole. For jobs and income Shrewsbury is better than 91% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is among the most walkable U.S. towns (A+).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Shrewsbury: the figures worth knowing
Shrewsbury has far more jobs than workers
Shrewsbury has 5,568 jobs, 3.5 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 8,100 people are in town, 95% more than the 4,200 who live here. Day and night ↓
Shrewsbury draws workers from far and wide
The 5,568 jobs in Shrewsbury are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 27%; the other 71% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
A lot of Shrewsbury works from home
26% of Shrewsbury workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. 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 Shrewsbury’s Jobs & income grade
Household income holds Shrewsbury’s grade up ($178,958, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (4.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Shrewsbury could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The daily commute in and out of Shrewsbury
On a workday 1,489 residents head out to work, 113 work right here, and 5,455 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,100 people are in Shrewsbury on a workday afternoon, 95% more than live here.
3.5 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 2024, primary jobs.
Who travels to work in Shrewsbury, and from where
Where Shrewsbury clocks in
7% 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.
How long Shrewsbury spends getting to work: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Shrewsbury workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,292 commuters (the 26% 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.
The 5,568 jobs based in Shrewsbury
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Shrewsbury, 2014 → 2024: 5,437 → 5,568. 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 Shrewsbury’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Shrewsbury to work
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.
Shrewsbury is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Shrewsbury is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #40 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Shrewsbury 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 1,755 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, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 75% 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). 9.4% of Shrewsbury households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 17% of Shrewsbury’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Shrewsbury is 351st among 4,112 U.S. towns of 2,900 to 5,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | Mountain Lakes NJ | 4,649 | $250K | 1.3% | 2.4% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 40 | Harding Township NJ | 3,949 | $222K | 3.3% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 349 | Lake Cassidy WA | 3,292 | $113K | 4.9% | 1.6% | <1% | A |
| 350 | Monmouth Beach NJ | 3,226 | $150K | 0.2% | 4.7% | 6% | A |
| 351 | Shrewsbury NJ | 4,178 | $179K | 3.6% | 4.6% | 7% | A |
| 352 | Harlem Township OH | 5,113 | $122K | 7.4% | 2.2% | 3% | A |
| 353 | Ralpho Township PA | 4,181 | $120K | 2.6% | 1.1% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,112 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Shrewsbury, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Next door is work for 16% of Shrewsbury
The biggest share goes to Red Bank (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Shrewsbury workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrewsbury | – | A | A+ | 35 min | $178,958 |
| Eatontown | 4% | B+ | A | 22 min | $90,463 |
| Oceanport | under 3% | A− | A | 34 min | $126,094 |
| Tinton Falls | 4% | A− | A | 30 min | $117,308 |
| Little Silver | 3% | A+ | A+ | 36 min | $240,853 |
| Red Bank | 5% | A− | A+ | 33 min | $97,477 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Shrewsbury’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 Shrewsbury: questions
What is the median household income in Shrewsbury?
$178,958 (±$37,285) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Shrewsbury?
3.6%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Shrewsbury?
35 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Shrewsbury work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (7%, 24 mi), Red Bank (5%, 2 mi), Middletown Township (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Shrewsbury walkable?
Shrewsbury is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 14.2 out of 20, and 19% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Shrewsbury without a car?
17% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Shrewsbury, from the people who make the trip.
More of Shrewsbury
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.