Photo: Jim.henderson · Public domainWallington has higher unemployment (8.3%) than 89% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Wallington B−; getting around on foot earns it A+. 6% of workers have no commute at all (New Jersey 17%). Only 4% work in Wallington itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (14%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Wallington at work: what stands out
Income, poverty and work: Wallington’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Wallington is better than 55% of U.S. towns, #381 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Wallington’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Wallington could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
Who leaves Wallington for work, and who comes in
On a workday 5,276 residents head out to work, 204 work right here, and 1,610 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,400 people are in Wallington on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.33 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.
Out of Wallington to work: where people go
Where Wallington 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.
Wallington makes things: 29% of its jobs are in goods
1,814 jobs are based in Wallington.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wallington, 2013 → 2023: 2,124 → 1,814. 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 Wallington’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Wallington: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wallington workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,393 commuters (the 5% 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.
Wallington’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Wallington is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,704 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, 71% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 14.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 96% 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). 8.1% of Wallington households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 6% of Wallington’s commuters take a bus or train.
Wallington next to U.S. towns of 8,000 to 16,000: 1,510th of 2,695 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Waldwick NJ | 10,252 | $178K | 1.4% | 2.2% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | Fanwood NJ | 8,035 | $196K | 1.0% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 23 | Oradell NJ | 8,293 | $221K | 3.6% | 2.3% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,508 | Celina OH | 10,936 | $63K | 11.4% | 1.4% | 26% | B− |
| 1,509 | Halfway MD | 10,849 | $71K | 10.5% | 4.0% | 5% | B− |
| 1,510 | Wallington NJ | 12,092 | $86K | 12.2% | 8.3% | 4% | B− |
| 1,511 | Evans NY | 15,040 | $72K | 11.9% | 3.4% | 13% | B− |
| 1,512 | Pocono Township PA | 10,902 | $105K | 9.4% | 5.7% | 18% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,695 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 Wallington, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Wallington and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Garfield (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wallington workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallington | – | B− | A+ | 29 min | $85,862 |
| Garfield | 2% | B− | A+ | 28 min | $79,700 |
| Passaic | 2% | C | A+ | 25 min | $55,371 |
| East Rutherford | under 3% | A− | A+ | 28 min | $97,993 |
| Wood-Ridge | under 3% | A | A+ | 33 min | $136,108 |
| South Hackensack Township | under 3% | B | A+ | 21 min | $84,527 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wallington’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 Wallington: questions
What is the median household income in Wallington?
$85,862 (±$11,657) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wallington?
12.2%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wallington?
29 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wallington work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (14%, 16 mi), Newark (4%, 10 mi), Hackensack (3%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Wallington walkable?
Wallington is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 15.1 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wallington without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 71% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wallington, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wallington
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.