With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Stonebridge works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Stonebridge; the top destination outside it is New York City (11%, 38 miles). 107 jobs are based in Stonebridge; 703 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 35% of workers (New Jersey 17%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Stonebridge in brief
Stonebridge is a place people come home to
There are 107 jobs based in Stonebridge, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Stonebridge has about 1,400 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Stonebridge’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Stonebridge is New York City, NY, 38 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (76) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A lot of Stonebridge works from home
35% of Stonebridge 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 703 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Stonebridge quiets down on a workday
On a workday 699 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 103 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Stonebridge on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 2023, primary jobs.
How far it is to work from Stonebridge
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 Stonebridge, about 39 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stonebridge workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 219 commuters (the 35% 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.
Commuting out of Stonebridge: the destinations
Where Stonebridge 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.
Most jobs in Stonebridge are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stonebridge, 2013 → 2023: 41 → 107. 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 Stonebridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Stonebridge: questions
What is the median household income in Stonebridge?
$127,578 (±$59,715) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stonebridge?
6.6%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stonebridge?
39 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 35% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stonebridge work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (11%, 38 mi), Monroe Township (6%, 3 mi), Jersey City (4%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Stonebridge without a car?
3% 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 Stonebridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stonebridge
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.