Every workday, about 260 people come to Hibernia for work
Most working residents leave Hibernia for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Parsippany-Troy Hills Township (8%), Denville Township (7%) and Rockaway Township (7%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
About 17 minutes each way, quicker than most of New Jersey
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
A year of commuting
127 hours
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
Hibernia17 min
New Jersey31 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%
of Hibernia workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
About 0 in 10
Day and night
Hibernia’s population more than doubles on a workday
On a workday 105 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 257 people come in from elsewhere.
105live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
257work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night120
Workday270
120live here− 110head out to work+ 260come in to work= 270on a workday
About 270 people are in Hibernia on a workday afternoon, 132% more than live here.
Job hub or commuter town?
2.4 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
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 commute map
Where Hibernia’s workers come from
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
How far
Half of Hibernia commutes less than 12 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
HiberniaTop destinations (size = commuters)
38%
45%
15%
38%Under 10 mi40 residents
45%10–24 mi47 residents
15%25–50 mi16 residents
2%Over 50 mi2 residents
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
The jobs
What the 257 jobs in Hibernia are
257 jobs are based in Hibernia. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hibernia’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Jobs based in HiberniaJobs Hibernia residents hold
What kind of work
Goods: factories, building, farms18%10%
Trade, transport & utilities5%22%
Services: health, schools, offices78%69%
What it pays
$1,250 a month or less9%9%
$1,251–$3,333 a month30%19%
Over $3,333 a month61%72%
Who does it
29 or younger8%25%
30 to 5450%46%
55 and older42%30%
+157%
Jobs based in Hibernia, 2013 → 2023: 100 → 257. 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.
Next door
Hibernia and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Hibernia’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Every worker, home to work. The 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.
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Where the employer says. A 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.
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Two surveys. Flows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: the Census American Community Survey.
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Straight lines. Distances are as the crow flies between home and work. Roads, rivers and traffic make the real trip longer.
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.
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