Photo: Freeholdman12 · CC BY-SA 4.0Tinton Falls has higher household incomes than 87% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 0.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 43.7 in Jersey City. Below the poverty line: 6.7% of residents; New Jersey has 9.7%. For jobs and income Tinton Falls is better than 77% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 85% of U.S. towns (A).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Tinton Falls apart on work
No single place dominates Tinton Falls’ commute
The biggest draw, New York City, NY, gets only 7% of working residents, and 58% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Tinton Falls residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Tinton Falls is where the jobs are
Tinton Falls has 12,906 jobs, 1.6 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Tinton Falls draws workers from far and wide
The 12,906 jobs in Tinton Falls are filled from a wide area. Tinton Falls’ own residents hold 5% and the ten next-biggest home towns 29%; the other 66% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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 the Jobs & income grade adds up in Tinton Falls
Household income holds Tinton Falls’ grade up ($117,308, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Tinton Falls could be anywhere from B to A+.
The towns that send workers to Tinton Falls
Where Tinton Falls clocks in
7% 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.
In and out of Tinton Falls on a workday
On a workday 7,659 residents head out to work, 661 work right here, and 12,245 people come in from elsewhere.
About 24,000 people are in Tinton Falls on a workday afternoon, 23% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
68% of the jobs in Tinton Falls pay over $3,333 a month
12,906 jobs are based in Tinton Falls.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tinton Falls, 2013 → 2023: 10,629 → 12,906. 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 Tinton Falls’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Tinton Falls: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tinton Falls workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,162 commuters (the 17% 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 Tinton Falls
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.
In Tinton Falls, walking beats the bus
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 9,834 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 9% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 55% 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). 11.7% of Tinton Falls households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Tinton Falls’ commuters take a bus or train.
Tinton Falls is 670th of 1,760 U.S. towns of 14,000 to 26,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
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| 16 | Hanover Township NJ | 15,105 | $157K | 3.2% | 2.6% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Berkeley Heights Township NJ | 15,140 | $205K | 1.9% | 3.3% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | Scotch Plains Township NJ | 25,437 | $184K | 2.5% | 3.2% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 668 | Lansdale PA | 18,986 | $88K | 11.3% | 3.0% | 6% | A− |
| 669 | Bloomingdale FL | 23,827 | $105K | 8.9% | 3.6% | 3% | A− |
| 670 | Tinton Falls NJ | 19,539 | $117K | 6.7% | 5.8% | 8% | A− |
| 671 | Exeter NH | 16,213 | $110K | 4.7% | 4.9% | 21% | A− |
| 672 | Willowick OH | 14,178 | $77K | 5.7% | 3.8% | 3% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,760 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Tinton Falls, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
21% of Tinton Falls works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Eatontown (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tinton Falls workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tinton Falls | – | A− | A | 30 min | $117,308 |
| Wall Township | 3% | A | A− | 27 min | $142,768 |
| Colts Neck Township | under 3% | A | A− | 33 min | $199,573 |
| Eatontown | 4% | B+ | A | 22 min | $90,463 |
| Middletown Township | 4% | A− | A | 35 min | $141,810 |
| Lincroft | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Neptune Township | 3% | B | A | 26 min | $101,017 |
| Shrewsbury | under 3% | A | A+ | 35 min | $178,958 |
| Shrewsbury Township | under 3% | B+ | B | 20 min | $81,429 |
| Ocean Township | 4% | B+ | A | 26 min | $108,626 |
| Red Bank | 3% | A− | A+ | 33 min | $97,477 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lincroft: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tinton Falls’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 Tinton Falls: questions
What is the median household income in Tinton Falls?
$117,308 (±$15,793) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tinton Falls?
6.7%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tinton Falls?
30 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tinton Falls work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (7%, 29 mi), Eatontown (4%, 3 mi), Middletown Township (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Tinton Falls walkable?
Tinton Falls is more walkable than 85% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 8.8 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Tinton Falls without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Tinton Falls, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tinton Falls
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.