Photo: Gary Miotla · CC BY 3.0South Bound Brook has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in South Bound Brook report 424 jobs; 2,498 of its residents have a job. South Bound Brook grades B for jobs and income and A for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 85% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in South Bound Brook, in a few figures
South Bound Brook is a place people come home to
There are 424 jobs based in South Bound Brook, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday South Bound Brook has about 2,900 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside South Bound Brook
70% of South Bound Brook residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 52% of the jobs based in South Bound Brook pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Commutes from South Bound Brook 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 South Bound Brook’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, South Bound Brook is better than 62% of U.S. towns, #356 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds South Bound Brook’s grade up (ahead of 96% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (7.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, South Bound Brook could be anywhere from B− to A.
In and out of South Bound Brook on a workday
On a workday 2,444 residents head out to work, 54 work right here, and 370 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,900 people are in South Bound Brook on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
Jobs in South Bound Brook: what the 424 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in South Bound Brook, 2014 → 2024: 339 → 424. 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 South Bound Brook’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from South Bound Brook: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of South Bound Brook workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,385 commuters (the 10% 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.
10% of working residents work in Franklin Township
Where South Bound Brook clocks in
10% 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 far South Bound Brook’s workers travel
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.
South Bound Brook 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, South Bound Brook is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns, #228 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place South Bound Brook 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 2,662 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 63% 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). 11.8% of South Bound Brook households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 8% of South Bound Brook’s commuters take a bus or train.
South Bound Brook is 1,594th of 3,907 U.S. towns of 3,400 to 6,700 on jobs and income
| # | 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 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| 6 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 15 | Hainesport Township NJ | 6,197 | $143K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,592 | Carefree AZ | 3,600 | $147K | 11.3% | 3.8% | 7% | B |
| 1,593 | Pendleton IN | 5,930 | $87K | 9.1% | 5.2% | 11% | B |
| 1,594 | South Bound Brook NJ | 4,926 | $113K | 13.1% | 7.2% | 2% | B |
| 1,595 | Somerset WI | 3,408 | $80K | 14.8% | 2.3% | 8% | B |
| 1,596 | Lexington Township IN | 3,505 | $76K | 8.7% | 1.8% | 1% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,907 | 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 South Bound Brook, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
14% of South Bound Brook works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Franklin Township (10%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | South Bound Brook workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Bound Brook | – | B | A | 26 min | $112,961 |
| Piscataway Township | 4% | A− | A | 26 min | $127,832 |
| Bound Brook | under 3% | B+ | A+ | 24 min | $90,571 |
| Franklin Center | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Franklin Township | 10% | A | A− | 34 min | $124,648 |
| Middlesex | under 3% | A− | A− | 26 min | $105,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Franklin Center: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of South Bound Brook’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 South Bound Brook: questions
What is the median household income in South Bound Brook?
$112,961 (±$14,229) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in South Bound Brook?
13.1%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from South Bound Brook?
26 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in South Bound Brook work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Franklin Township (10%, 6 mi), Bridgewater Township (5%, 5 mi), New York City (4%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is South Bound Brook walkable?
South Bound Brook is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 9.6 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around South Bound Brook without a car?
8% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from South Bound Brook, from the people who make the trip.
More of South Bound Brook
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.