Photo: Freeholdman12 · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Wall Township have higher incomes than those in 94% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 3.6% of residents; New Jersey has 9.7%. Jobs and income earn Wall Township A; getting around on foot earns it A−. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 0.5 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 43.7 in Jersey City.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Wall Township apart
No single place dominates Wall Township’s commute
The biggest draw, New York City, NY, gets only 6% of working residents, and 61% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Wall Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Wall Township is where the jobs are
Wall Township has 21,123 jobs, 1.7 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Wall Township draws workers from far and wide
The 21,123 jobs in Wall Township are filled from a wide area. Wall Township’s own residents hold 7% and the ten next-biggest home towns 34%; the other 59% 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 Wall Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Wall Township is better than 86% of U.S. towns, #169 of 468 in New Jersey. Household income holds Wall Township’s grade up ($142,768, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.4%, 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, Wall Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Where Wall Township’s workers come from
Where Wall Township clocks in
6% 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.
How many people are in Wall Township by day
On a workday 11,054 residents head out to work, 1,520 work right here, and 19,603 people come in from elsewhere.
About 35,000 people are in Wall Township on a workday afternoon, 32% more than live here.
1.7 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 Wall Township pay over $3,333 a month
21,123 jobs are based in Wall Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wall Township, 2013 → 2023: 16,265 → 21,123. 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 Wall Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 27 minutes each way for Wall Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wall Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10,644 commuters (the 20% 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.
Miles to work from Wall 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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Wall Township
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Wall Township is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns, #318 of 468 in New Jersey. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 13.2% across New Jersey.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 13,267 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 24% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 3% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 49% 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). 2.1% of Wall Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Wall Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Wall Township next to U.S. towns of 19,000 to 36,000: 349th of 1,477 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
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| 21 | Scotch Plains Township NJ | 25,437 | $184K | 2.5% | 3.2% | 7% | A+ |
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| 25 | Westfield NJ | 32,595 | $233K | 1.8% | 3.6% | 7% | A+ |
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| 41 | Cranford Township NJ | 24,725 | $156K | 2.5% | 3.6% | 8% | A+ |
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| 347 | Grand Chute WI | 24,579 | $78K | 6.0% | 1.4% | 15% | A |
| 348 | World Golf Village FL | 26,077 | $117K | 5.4% | 2.7% | 6% | A |
| 349 | Wall Township NJ | 26,753 | $143K | 3.6% | 5.4% | 12% | A |
| 350 | Aberdeen Township NJ | 19,535 | $122K | 3.5% | 5.9% | 4% | A |
| 351 | Granite Bay CA | 21,673 | $185K | 5.1% | 4.5% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,477 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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 Wall Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
14% of Wall Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Belmar (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wall Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wall Township | – | A | A− | 27 min | $142,768 |
| Tinton Falls | 2% | A− | A | 30 min | $117,308 |
| Neptune Township | 3% | B | A | 26 min | $101,017 |
| Brick Township | 3% | B+ | B+ | 28 min | $106,130 |
| Spring Lake Heights | under 2% | A− | A+ | 29 min | $106,758 |
| Shark River Hills | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Brielle | under 2% | A | A | 30 min | $172,250 |
| Howell Township | 2% | A− | A− | 32 min | $134,854 |
| Belmar | 4% | B | A+ | 32 min | $93,573 |
Same-state neighbors only. Shark River Hills: 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 Wall 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 Wall Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wall Township?
$142,768 (±$17,925) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wall Township?
3.6%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wall Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wall Township work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (6%, 35 mi), Belmar (4%, 4 mi), Neptune Township (3%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Wall Township walkable?
Wall Township is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 9.9 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wall Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 3% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wall Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wall 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.