Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0A job hub: South Hackensack Township has 4.5 jobs per working resident, and 5,809 people come in to work
Working from home is the commute for 5% of workers (New Jersey 17%). 5,845 jobs are based in South Hackensack Township for 1,287 working residents. Only 3% work in South Hackensack Township itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (17%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: South Hackensack Township in brief
South Hackensack Township fills up on a workday
South Hackensack Township has 5,845 jobs, 4.5 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 7,300 people are in town, more than double the 2,800 who live here. Day and night ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
54% of the jobs in South Hackensack Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 25% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Commutes from South Hackensack Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 31 across New Jersey. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical New Jersey worker, and quicker than any town next door (25 to 33 minutes). Time on the road ↓
South Hackensack Township draws workers from far and wide
The 5,845 jobs in South Hackensack Township are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 32%; the other 67% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
The biggest group of South Hackensack Township’s workers comes from New York City
456 of the people who work in South Hackensack Township live in New York City, NY, 15 miles away, more than from any other town. The commute map ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: South Hackensack Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, South Hackensack Township is better than 60% of U.S. towns, #367 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds South Hackensack Township’s 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.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, South Hackensack Township could be anywhere from C to A+.
How many people are in South Hackensack Township by day
On a workday 1,251 residents head out to work and 36 work right here.
About 7,300 people are in South Hackensack Township on a workday afternoon, 165% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The kinds of work in South Hackensack Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in South Hackensack Township, 2013 → 2023: 4,707 → 5,845. 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 South Hackensack Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
South Hackensack Township’s commute takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of South Hackensack Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,310 commuters (the 5% 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 towns that send workers to South Hackensack Township
Where South Hackensack Township clocks in
17% of workers
9% 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.
How far it is to work from South Hackensack Township
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.
South Hackensack Township 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 1,375 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, 41% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 22.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 98% 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). 10.3% of South Hackensack Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of South Hackensack Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, South Hackensack Township is 1,786th of 4,969 U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Haworth NJ | 3,422 | $237K | 3.7% | 2.5% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 60 | Spring Lake NJ | 2,769 | $216K | 1.0% | 2.4% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 63 | Woodbury Heights NJ | 3,162 | $123K | 4.1% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,784 | Ogdensburg NJ | 2,319 | $106K | 7.0% | 10.0% | 5% | B |
| 1,785 | New Stanton PA | 2,338 | $71K | 7.9% | 4.7% | 6% | B |
| 1,786 | South Hackensack Township NJ | 2,755 | $85K | 13.7% | 5.6% | 3% | B |
| 1,787 | La Mesilla NM | 2,697 | $81K | 9.0% | 1.9% | 1% | B |
| 1,788 | Loxahatchee Groves FL | 3,549 | $112K | 8.5% | 7.5% | 5% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,969 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Hackensack Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Bordering towns draw 12% of South Hackensack Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Hackensack (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | South Hackensack Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Hackensack Township | – | B | A+ | 21 min | $84,527 |
| Little Ferry | under 2% | B+ | A+ | 29 min | $85,750 |
| Garfield | under 2% | B− | A+ | 28 min | $79,700 |
| Teterboro | 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Hackensack | 9% | B | A+ | 29 min | $84,277 |
| Wallington | under 2% | B− | A+ | 29 min | $85,862 |
| Carlstadt | under 2% | B+ | A+ | 25 min | $115,444 |
| Moonachie | under 2% | A− | A+ | 26 min | $90,260 |
| Lodi | under 2% | B− | A+ | 26 min | $89,305 |
| Wood-Ridge | under 2% | A | A+ | 33 min | $136,108 |
Same-state neighbors only. Teterboro: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of South Hackensack 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 South Hackensack Township: questions
What is the median household income in South Hackensack Township?
$84,527 (±$19,610) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in South Hackensack Township?
13.7%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from South Hackensack Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in South Hackensack Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (17%, 15 mi), Hackensack (9%, 2 mi), Teterboro (3%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is South Hackensack Township walkable?
South Hackensack Township is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 14.4 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around South Hackensack Township without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. 41% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from South Hackensack Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of South Hackensack 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.