Photo: Adam Moss from Tonawanda, New York, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Waldwick’s household incomes are higher than in 98% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 2.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 43.7 in Jersey City. Below the poverty line: 1.4% of residents (New Jersey 9.7%). For jobs and income Waldwick is among the top U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns (A+).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Waldwick
How Waldwick earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Waldwick is among the top U.S. towns, #4 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car is its strongest input (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Waldwick stays A+.
How far it is to work from Waldwick
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.
Waldwick quiets down on a workday
On a workday 4,705 residents head out to work, 404 work right here, and 2,746 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,300 people are in Waldwick on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.62 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 2023, primary jobs.
14% of working residents work in New York City
Where Waldwick clocks in
14% 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.
Jobs in Waldwick: what the 3,150 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Waldwick, 2013 → 2023: 2,640 → 3,150. 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 Waldwick’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Waldwick’s commute takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Waldwick workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,391 commuters (the 19% 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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Waldwick
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,423 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, 13% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 72% 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). 5.2% of Waldwick households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 8% of Waldwick’s commuters take a bus or train.
Waldwick next to U.S. towns of 7,000 to 14,000: 8th of 2,878 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | Difficult Run VA | 9,938 | $250K | 1.4% | 1.9% | 3% | A+ |
| 7 | Long Grove IL | 8,343 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 8 | Waldwick NJ | 10,252 | $178K | 1.4% | 2.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 9 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 10 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Fanwood NJ | 8,035 | $196K | 1.0% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 22 | Oradell NJ | 8,293 | $221K | 3.6% | 2.3% | 4% | A+ |
| 23 | Franklin Lakes NJ | 11,180 | $236K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,878 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Waldwick, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Around Waldwick: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Ridgewood (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Waldwick workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waldwick | – | A+ | A+ | 27 min | $177,962 |
| Saddle River | under 2% | A | C | 27 min | $212,143 |
| Ridgewood | 3% | A+ | A+ | 35 min | $208,211 |
| Allendale | under 2% | A+ | A+ | 36 min | $160,162 |
| Ho-Ho-Kus | under 2% | A+ | A+ | 34 min | $250,000+ |
| Wyckoff Township | 2% | A | A | 33 min | $203,988 |
| Midland Park | under 2% | A | A | 28 min | $146,841 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Waldwick’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 Waldwick: questions
What is the median household income in Waldwick?
$177,962 (±$23,550) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Waldwick?
1.4%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Waldwick?
27 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Waldwick work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (14%, 26 mi), Paramus (4%, 5 mi), Ridgewood (3%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Waldwick walkable?
Waldwick is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 13.6 out of 20, and 10% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Waldwick without a car?
8% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 13% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Waldwick, from the people who make the trip.
More of Waldwick
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.