Photo: Charles Nguyen at English Wikipedia · Public domainTeaneck Township has higher household incomes than 94% of U.S. towns
Teaneck Township grades A for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. 5.6% of residents are in poverty; New Jersey has 9.7%. Only 7% work in Teaneck Township; the top destination outside it is New York City (31%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Teaneck Township
A lot of Teaneck Township workers cross into New York
31% of Teaneck Township workers work outside New Jersey, most of them in New York, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Teaneck Township draws workers from far and wide
The 15,375 jobs in Teaneck Township are filled from a wide area. Teaneck Township’s own residents hold 9% and the ten next-biggest home towns 24%; the other 67% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
31% of Teaneck Township works in New York City
5,869 working residents, 31%, have their main job in New York City, NY, 16 miles away. That’s 4 times as many as work in Teaneck Township itself. The commute map ↓
Nearly all the work in Teaneck Township is services
88% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 4% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Most jobs in Teaneck Township pay over $40,000 a year
73% of the jobs based in Teaneck Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. 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.
How Teaneck Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Teaneck Township is better than 86% of U.S. towns, #172 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Teaneck Township’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Teaneck Township could be anywhere from A− to A.
The places Teaneck Township commutes to
Where Teaneck Township clocks in
31% 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.
Teaneck Township is a services town
15,375 jobs are based in Teaneck Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Teaneck Township, 2013 → 2023: 16,369 → 15,375. 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 Teaneck Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Teaneck Township on a workday
On a workday 17,625 residents head out to work, 1,362 work right here, and 14,013 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 (0.81 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.
The daily trip from Teaneck Township: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Teaneck Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16,543 commuters (the 21% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Teaneck 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.
Teaneck Township is among the most walkable U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Teaneck Township is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #25 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Teaneck Township 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 21,032 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, 56% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 15.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 97% 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). 5.9% of Teaneck Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 19% of Teaneck Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Teaneck Township next to U.S. towns of 30,000 to 58,000: 238th of 1,011 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 11 | Westfield NJ | 32,595 | $233K | 1.8% | 3.6% | 7% | A+ |
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| 44 | Livingston Township NJ | 32,223 | $230K | 2.3% | 4.3% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 49 | Marlboro Township NJ | 42,254 | $186K | 3.5% | 3.6% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 236 | Sun Prairie WI | 39,227 | $91K | 6.2% | 2.3% | 15% | A |
| 237 | Chelmsford MA | 38,549 | $141K | 4.7% | 5.3% | 11% | A |
| 238 | Teaneck Township NJ | 43,329 | $144K | 5.6% | 5.7% | 7% | A |
| 239 | Orangetown NY | 50,377 | $145K | 6.3% | 5.2% | 16% | A |
| 240 | Sterling VA | 32,411 | $123K | 8.0% | 3.7% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,011 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Teaneck Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Teaneck Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Hackensack (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Teaneck Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teaneck Township | – | A | A+ | 34 min | $144,075 |
| Hackensack | 4% | B | A+ | 29 min | $84,277 |
| Bergenfield | under 1% | A− | A+ | 32 min | $130,045 |
| Englewood | 4% | B+ | A+ | 31 min | $102,571 |
| Bogota | under 1% | A− | A+ | 32 min | $103,299 |
| Leonia | under 1% | A | A+ | 31 min | $129,665 |
| New Milford | under 1% | A− | A+ | 29 min | $114,889 |
| Ridgefield Park | under 1% | B | A+ | 27 min | $100,718 |
| River Edge | under 1% | A | A+ | 35 min | $159,028 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Teaneck 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 Teaneck Township: questions
What is the median household income in Teaneck Township?
$144,075 (±$9,736) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Teaneck Township?
5.6%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Teaneck Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Teaneck Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (31%, 16 mi), Paramus (4%, 5 mi), Englewood (4%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Teaneck Township walkable?
Teaneck Township is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 14.5 out of 20, and 22% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Teaneck Township without a car?
19% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 56% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Teaneck Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Teaneck 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.