Work & commute · Califon

Work & commute in Califon, NJ

Most working residents leave Califon for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Lebanon (4%), Clinton (3%) and New York (3%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 472 working residents

Typical commute

21 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

31 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

20%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 470 Califon residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 126 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Califon.

470live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

126work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Califon goes to work

Lebanon3 mi away

4%20

Clinton6.4 mi away

3%16

New York, NY47.2 mi away

3%15

Readington10 mi away

3%15

Bridgewater15 mi away

3%14

Raritan12.3 mi away

2%11

Chester9.1 mi away

2%9

High Bridge4.4 mi away

2%9

Bernards14.4 mi away

2%9

Lebanon5.4 mi away

2%8

Everywhere elseother towns and states

73%346

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Califon commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

23%

37%

32%

23%Under 10 mi

37%10–24 mi

32%25–50 mi

8%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Califon is a commuter town

0.27jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.27 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Califon are

128 jobs are based in Califon. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Califon’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Califon

128 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities34%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less24%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month49%

Jobs Califon residents hold

472 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month16%

Over $3,333 a month74%

−47%

Jobs based in Califon, 2013 → 2023: 243 → 128. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.