Zarephath has 14.8 jobs for every working resident: 502 people commute in to work
Hardly any stay in Zarephath for work; outside it, Somerville is the main destination (9%, 3 miles). Zarephath has 502 jobs, and 34 of its residents work somewhere. 0% of workers work from home; New Jersey has 17%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Zarephath by day and by night
On a workday 34 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 490 people are in Zarephath on a workday afternoon, 2753% 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.
Who travels to work in Zarephath, and from where
Where Zarephath clocks in
9% of workers
9% of workers
6% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Zarephath
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Zarephath, 2013 → 2023: 506 → 502. 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 Zarephath’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Zarephath
of Zarephath workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9 commuters (the 0% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Zarephath
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.
Around Zarephath: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Zarephath workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zarephath | – | — | — | — | — |
| Weston | under 3% | — | — | 56 min | — |
| Franklin Center | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Manville | under 3% | A− | B+ | 28 min | $93,333 |
Same-state neighbors only. Weston and Franklin Center: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Zarephath’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 Zarephath: questions
Where do people who live in Zarephath work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Somerville (9%, 3 mi), Bridgewater Township (9%, 4 mi), New Brunswick (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Zarephath, from the people who make the trip.
More of Zarephath
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.