Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Stanhope have higher incomes than those in 93% of U.S. towns
Only 4% work in Stanhope; the top destination outside it is Mount Olive Township (5%, 4 miles). Poverty touches 2.9% of residents, where New Jersey as a whole has 9.7%. The two grades for Stanhope are A for jobs and income and B− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Stanhope: the figures worth knowing
Fewer jobs are based in Stanhope than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Stanhope fell from 1,185 in 2013 to 503 in 2023, −58%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Stanhope workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 31 across New Jersey. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Stanhope is a place people come home to
There are 503 jobs based in Stanhope, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Stanhope has about 2,300 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. 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.
What’s behind Stanhope’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Stanhope is better than 94% of U.S. towns, #71 of 468 in New Jersey. Household income is its strongest input ($139,205, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Stanhope could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The 503 jobs based in Stanhope
503 jobs are based in Stanhope.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stanhope, 2013 → 2023: 1,185 → 503. 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 Stanhope’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Stanhope’s commute takes about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stanhope workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,747 commuters (the 14% 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.
Stanhope on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,769 residents head out to work, 66 work right here, and 437 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Stanhope on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
0.27 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
The towns that employ Stanhope’s residents
Where Stanhope clocks in
5% of workers
4% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Stanhope
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.
Most trips from Stanhope start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Stanhope is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns, #411 of 468 in New Jersey. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 13.2% across New Jersey.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,036 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.7% of Stanhope households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Stanhope’s commuters take a bus or train.
Stanhope places 260th of 4,474 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 4 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | Mountain Lakes NJ | 4,649 | $250K | 1.3% | 2.4% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Harding Township NJ | 3,949 | $222K | 3.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 258 | Litchfield Township OH | 3,307 | $108K | 5.3% | 0.2% | 5% | A |
| 259 | Randall WI | 3,276 | $116K | 3.3% | 2.3% | 1% | A |
| 260 | Stanhope NJ | 3,614 | $139K | 2.9% | 3.6% | 4% | A |
| 261 | Roslyn NY | 3,025 | $116K | 8.0% | 2.1% | 3% | A |
| 262 | Milton Township MI | 3,187 | $119K | 3.2% | 2.3% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,474 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Stanhope, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Stanhope and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stanhope workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanhope | – | A | B− | 38 min | $139,205 |
| Mount Olive Township | 5% | A− | B | 32 min | $117,394 |
| Netcong | under 2% | A− | B | 29 min | $83,958 |
| Byram Township | under 2% | A | C− | 34 min | $138,854 |
| Byram Center | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Roxbury Township | 4% | A− | B+ | 33 min | $134,519 |
| Port Morris | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Hopatcong | under 2% | A | B− | 37 min | $115,758 |
Same-state neighbors only. Byram Center and Port Morris: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Mount Olive Township. Darker towns draw more of Stanhope’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 Stanhope: questions
What is the median household income in Stanhope?
$139,205 (±$19,628) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stanhope?
2.9%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stanhope?
38 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stanhope work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mount Olive Township (5%, 4 mi), Parsippany-Troy Hills Township (4%, 15 mi), Morristown (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Stanhope walkable?
Stanhope is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Stanhope without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Stanhope, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stanhope
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.