Work & commute · Howell

Work & commute in Howell, NJ

Most working residents leave Howell for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are New York (8%), Lakewood (5%) and Freehold (4%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1,957 of 26,885 working residents

Typical commute

17 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

32 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

18%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 24,928 Howell residents head out of town to work, 1,957 work right here, and 14,034 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Howell.

24,928live here, work elsewhere

1,957live and work here

14,034work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Howell goes to work

New York, NY36.3 mi away

8%2,142

Howell (in town)right here

7%1,957

Lakewood7 mi away

5%1,258

Freehold5.8 mi away

4%1,152

Wall5.8 mi away

4%1,086

Toms River12.9 mi away

2%619

Brick9.5 mi away

2%583

Freehold6.8 mi away

2%526

Marlboro11.7 mi away

2%452

Edison23.8 mi away

2%450

Everywhere elseother towns and states

62%16,660

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

How far

How far Howell commutes

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

30%

33%

30%Under 10 mi

30%10–24 mi

33%25–50 mi

7%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Howell is a commuter town

0.59jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Howell are

15,991 jobs are based in Howell. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Howell’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Howell

15,991 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities29%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month59%

Jobs Howell residents hold

26,885 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)70%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month19%

Over $3,333 a month68%

+20%

Jobs based in Howell, 2013 → 2023: 13,338 → 15,991. 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.