Work & commute · Irvington

Work & commute in Irvington, NJ

Most working residents leave Irvington for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Newark (15%), New York (11%) and Jersey City (3%). Half commute less than 10 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1,038 of 24,576 working residents

Typical commute

10 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

35 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 23,538 Irvington residents head out of town to work, 1,038 work right here, and 7,013 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Irvington.

23,538live here, work elsewhere

1,038live and work here

7,013work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Irvington goes to work

Newark3.1 mi away

15%3,789

New York, NY16 mi away

11%2,797

Irvington (in town)right here

4%1,038

Jersey City8.8 mi away

3%760

Union2.8 mi away

3%732

Elizabeth4.5 mi away

3%721

East Orange3 mi away

2%548

Woodbridge11.7 mi away

2%465

Edison16.3 mi away

2%403

Livingston6.6 mi away

2%370

Everywhere elseother towns and states

53%12,953

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

How far

How far Irvington commutes

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

52%

38%

52%Under 10 mi

38%10–24 mi

7%25–50 mi

4%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Irvington is a commuter town

0.33jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Irvington are

8,051 jobs are based in Irvington. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Irvington’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Irvington

8,051 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)69%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month59%

Jobs Irvington residents hold

24,576 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)7%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)68%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month58%

−3%

Jobs based in Irvington, 2013 → 2023: 8,319 → 8,051. 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.