Photo: Adam Moss · CC BY-SA 2.0Where Stirling earns its living
Only 3% work in Stirling; the top destination outside it is New York City (11%, 29 miles). 27% of workers work from home (New Jersey 17%). Working residents average 27 minutes each way; New Jersey averages 31, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Stirling
Stirling trades workers with the towns around it
Stirling has about as many jobs (1,239) as working residents (1,256), but they are mostly different people: 1,216 residents leave for work each day while 1,199 people come in. Only 3% of the jobs in Stirling are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Stirling
77% of Stirling residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 46% of the jobs based in Stirling pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Stirling’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Stirling is New York City, NY, 29 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (144) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Home offices are common in Stirling
27% of Stirling workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. Time on the road ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
42% of the jobs in Stirling are in trade, transport and utilities, against 18% 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.
Who leaves Stirling for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,216 residents head out to work, 40 work right here, and 1,199 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.99 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Inside Stirling’s 1,239 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stirling, 2013 → 2023: 1,027 → 1,239. 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 Stirling’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Stirling
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.
From Stirling, about 27 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stirling workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,020 commuters (the 27% 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.
Where Stirling goes to work
Where Stirling clocks in
11% of workers
6% 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.
The towns around Stirling
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stirling workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stirling | – | — | — | 27 min | $180,875 |
| Gillette | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Millington | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Warren Township | 3% | A+ | A− | 33 min | $204,063 |
Same-state neighbors only. Gillette and Millington: 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 Warren Township. Darker towns draw more of Stirling’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 Stirling: questions
What is the median household income in Stirling?
$180,875 (±$71,018) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stirling?
6.7%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stirling?
27 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stirling work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (11%, 29 mi), Long Hill Township (6%, 0 mi), Newark (4%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Stirling without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Stirling, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stirling
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.