Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Upper Pohatcong
Working residents average 30 minutes each way, next to 31 for New Jersey and 26 for the U.S. Only 2% stay in Upper Pohatcong for work; outside it, Phillipsburg is the main destination (7%, 2 miles). There are 737 jobs in Upper Pohatcong for 876 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Upper Pohatcong stands out on work
The better-paid jobs are outside Upper Pohatcong
67% of Upper Pohatcong residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 27% of the jobs based in Upper Pohatcong pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Upper Pohatcong than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Upper Pohatcong fell from 1,359 in 2013 to 737 in 2023, −46%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Upper Pohatcong pay little
27% of the jobs based in Upper Pohatcong pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 31% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. 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; with 876 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The kinds of work in Upper Pohatcong
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Upper Pohatcong, 2013 → 2023: 1,359 → 737. 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 Upper Pohatcong’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Upper Pohatcong
On a workday 862 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 723 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 (0.84 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 towns that employ Upper Pohatcong’s residents
Where Upper Pohatcong clocks in
7% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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 30 minutes in Upper Pohatcong
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Upper Pohatcong workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 986 commuters (the 10% 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.
How far it is to work from Upper Pohatcong
About 19% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
Upper Pohatcong and its neighbors: 10% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Upper Pohatcong workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Pohatcong | – | — | — | 30 min | $103,444 |
| Alpha | 3% | A− | B+ | 26 min | $90,333 |
| Phillipsburg | 7% | C | A | 26 min | $68,324 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Phillipsburg. Darker towns draw more of Upper Pohatcong’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 Upper Pohatcong: questions
What is the median household income in Upper Pohatcong?
$103,444 (±$25,818) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Upper Pohatcong?
4.8%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Upper Pohatcong?
30 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Upper Pohatcong work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Phillipsburg (7%, 2 mi), Raritan Township (4%, 16 mi), New York City (3%, 64 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Upper Pohatcong without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Upper Pohatcong, from the people who make the trip.
More of Upper Pohatcong
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.