Jobs and the daily commute in The Hills
30% of workers work from home, next to 17% for New Jersey as a whole. Only 2% stay in The Hills for work; outside it, Bernards Township is the main destination (7%, 3 miles). Working residents average 37 minutes each way; New Jersey averages 31, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: The Hills in brief
The Hills has added jobs fast
Jobs based in The Hills went from 2,072 in 2014 to 3,866 in 2024, +87%. The jobs ↓
No single place dominates The Hills’ commute
The biggest draw, New York City, NY, gets only 6% of working residents, and 64% work outside the top ten towns entirely. The Hills residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Most jobs here, and most residents’ jobs, pay over $40,000
82% of The Hills’ working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data, and so do 86% of the jobs based in The Hills. The jobs ↓
Nearly all the work in The Hills is services
96% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 1% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
A lot of The Hills works from home
30% of The Hills 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Services make up most of the work in The Hills
3,866 jobs are based in The Hills.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in The Hills, 2014 → 2024: 2,072 → 3,866. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs The Hills’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns that employ The Hills’ residents
Where The Hills clocks in
7% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
A commute of about 37 minutes in The Hills
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of The Hills workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,150 commuters (the 30% 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.
A workday in The Hills: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 5,701 residents head out to work, 91 work right here, and 3,775 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,900 people are in The Hills on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.67 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where in the region The Hills works
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to The Hills
The biggest share goes to Bridgewater Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | The Hills workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hills | – | — | — | 37 min | $154,564 |
| Pluckemin | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Liberty Corner | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Far Hills | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Bedminster Township | 2% | A | A− | 33 min | $123,709 |
| Bridgewater Township | 6% | A | A− | 31 min | $172,851 |
Same-state neighbors only. Pluckemin and Liberty Corner: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Far Hills: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of The Hills’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 2024, 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 The Hills: questions
What is the median household income in The Hills?
$154,564 (±$23,667) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in The Hills?
3.8%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from The Hills?
37 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in The Hills work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bernards Township (7%, 3 mi), New York City (6%, 36 mi), Bridgewater Township (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around The Hills without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from The Hills, from the people who make the trip.
More of The Hills
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.