Whippany has 2.8 jobs for every working resident: 13,475 people commute in to work
Working residents average 25 minutes each way; New Jersey averages 31, the U.S. 26. There are 13,820 jobs in Whippany, and 4,887 of its residents work somewhere. Only 7% stay in Whippany for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (10%, 28 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Whippany
Whippany fills up on a workday
Whippany has 13,820 jobs, 2.8 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 18,000 people are in town, more than double the 9,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Whippany draws workers from far and wide
The 13,820 jobs in Whippany are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 21%; the other 77% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Whippany has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Whippany went from 8,482 in 2013 to 13,820 in 2023, +63%. The jobs ↓
Most jobs here, and most residents’ jobs, pay over $40,000
77% of Whippany’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data, and so do 82% of the jobs based in Whippany. The jobs ↓
Whippany’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Whippany is New York City, NY, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (506) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Who leaves Whippany for work, and who comes in
On a workday 4,542 residents head out to work and 345 work right here.
About 18,000 people are in Whippany on a workday afternoon, 100% more 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 daily trip into Whippany
Where Whippany clocks in
10% of workers
9% of workers
7% 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.
82% of the jobs in Whippany pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Whippany, 2013 → 2023: 8,482 → 13,820. 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 Whippany’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Whippany works
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.
Each way, about 25 minutes from Whippany
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Whippany workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,752 commuters (the 21% 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.
Work next door: 13% of Whippany’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Whippany workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whippany | – | — | — | 25 min | $151,420 |
| Parsippany-Troy Hills Township | 7% | A | A | 28 min | $112,327 |
| Morris Township | 2% | A | A | 29 min | $204,951 |
| East Hanover Township | 4% | A+ | B+ | 25 min | $149,583 |
| Troy Hills | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Troy Hills: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Parsippany-Troy Hills Township. Darker towns draw more of Whippany’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 Whippany: questions
What is the median household income in Whippany?
$151,420 (±$12,542) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Whippany?
3.9%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Whippany?
25 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Whippany work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (10%, 28 mi), Hanover Township (9%, 0 mi), Parsippany-Troy Hills Township (7%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Whippany without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Whippany, from the people who make the trip.
More of Whippany
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.