Mount Airy Historic District · Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in West Amwell Township earn more than those in 95% of U.S. towns
2.4% of residents are in poverty, where New Jersey as a whole has 9.7%. West Amwell Township grades A+ for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Only 8% work in West Amwell Township itself; outside it, Trenton draws the most (5%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in West Amwell Township
Most jobs in West Amwell Township pay over $40,000 a year
76% of the jobs based in West Amwell Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
West Amwell Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in West Amwell Township went from 740 in 2014 to 1,022 in 2024, +38%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from West Amwell Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 26 minutes, against 31 across New Jersey. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical New Jersey worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in West Amwell Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, West Amwell Township is better than 97% of U.S. towns, #33 of 468 in New Jersey. Household income is its strongest input ($151,250, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, West Amwell Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
Factories, building and farms: 31% of the jobs in West Amwell Township
1,022 jobs are based in West Amwell Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Amwell Township, 2014 → 2024: 740 → 1,022. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs West Amwell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 26 minutes to work from West Amwell Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Amwell Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,284 commuters (the 23% 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.
Who commutes out of West Amwell Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,359 residents head out to work, 114 work right here, and 908 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,600 people are in West Amwell Township on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.69 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where people from West Amwell Township work
Where West Amwell Township clocks in
5% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from West Amwell Township
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
For most of West Amwell Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, West Amwell Township is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns, #421 of 468 in New Jersey. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 13.2% across New Jersey, on an EPA index of 5.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,664 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 0.0% of West Amwell Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of West Amwell Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, West Amwell Township is 118th of 4,771 U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 30 | Harding Township NJ | 3,949 | $222K | 3.3% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | Haworth NJ | 3,422 | $237K | 3.7% | 2.5% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 64 | Spring Lake NJ | 2,769 | $216K | 1.0% | 2.4% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 116 | Avery Creek NC | 2,887 | $113K | 1.4% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| 117 | Meadow Glade WA | 2,281 | $129K | 2.4% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 118 | West Amwell Township NJ | 3,037 | $151K | 2.4% | 2.5% | 8% | A+ |
| 119 | Fairbanks Ranch CA | 2,703 | $250K | 5.5% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 120 | New Britain PA | 2,799 | $125K | 4.6% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,771 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 West Amwell Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
The towns around West Amwell Township
The biggest share goes to Hopewell Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Amwell Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Amwell Township | – | A+ | B− | 26 min | $151,250 |
| East Amwell Township | under 2% | A+ | C+ | 34 min | $152,361 |
| Lambertville | 3% | A− | A | 31 min | $109,733 |
| Delaware Township | under 2% | A+ | B | 33 min | $194,219 |
| Hopewell Township | 4% | A | B | 29 min | $178,167 |
| Ringoes | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ringoes: 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 West Amwell 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 2024, 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 West Amwell Township: questions
What is the median household income in West Amwell Township?
$151,250 (±$43,753) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Amwell Township?
2.4%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Amwell Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Amwell Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Trenton (5%, 13 mi), Raritan Township (4%, 12 mi), Hopewell Township (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is West Amwell Township walkable?
West Amwell Township is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 5.2 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around West Amwell Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Amwell Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Amwell Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.