Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Washington Township works elsewhere
Employers in Washington Township report 1,694 jobs; 2,957 of its residents have a job. Only 7% work in Washington Township itself; outside it, Washington draws the most (4%, 2 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 40 minutes, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Washington Township
No single place dominates Washington Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Washington, gets only 4% of working residents, and 75% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Washington Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Washington Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 40 minutes each way, against 31 across New Jersey. Over a year that’s about 307 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
Where Washington Township goes to work
Where Washington Township clocks in
4% of workers
2% of workers
2% 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.
Each way, about 40 minutes from Washington Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Washington Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,962 commuters (the 16% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Washington Township
On a workday 2,763 residents head out to work, 194 work right here, and 1,500 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,800 people are in Washington Township on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
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 kinds of work in Washington Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Washington Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,563 → 1,694. 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 Washington Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Washington Township’s workers travel
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.
Next door to Washington Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Washington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | – | — | — | 40 min | $144,444 |
| Lebanon Township | under 2% | B | B | 30 min | $129,936 |
| Hampton | under 2% | B− | B− | 32 min | $67,222 |
| Mansfield Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 31 min | $88,845 |
| Oxford Township | under 2% | B | C | 39 min | $102,600 |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | A | B− | 34 min | $132,697 |
| Anderson | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Bethlehem Township | under 2% | A+ | C | 35 min | $142,434 |
Same-state neighbors only. Anderson: 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 Washington 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 Washington Township: questions
What is the median household income in Washington Township?
$144,444 (±$17,100) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Washington Township?
4.0%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Washington Township?
40 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Washington Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (4%, 2 mi), Hackettstown (2%, 11 mi), New York City (2%, 54 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Washington Township without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Washington Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Washington 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.