Every workday, about 25,000 people come to Parsippany for work
Most working residents leave Parsippany for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Parsippany-Troy Hills Township (12%), New York (7%) and Hanover Township (4%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
On a workday 10,696 residents head out to work, 863 work right here, and 24,637 people come in from elsewhere.
10,696live here, work elsewhere
863live and work here
24,637work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night21,000
Workday35,000
21,000live here− 11,000head out to work+ 25,000come in to work= 35,000on a workday
About 35,000 people are in Parsippany on a workday afternoon, 65% more than live here.
Job hub or commuter town?
2.2 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 jobs
74% of the jobs in Parsippany pay over $3,333 a month
25,500 jobs are based in Parsippany. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Parsippany’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Jobs based in ParsippanyJobs Parsippany residents hold
What kind of work
Goods: factories, building, farms6%10%
Trade, transport & utilities16%19%
Services: health, schools, offices78%72%
What it pays
$1,250 a month or less9%10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month17%17%
Over $3,333 a month74%73%
Who does it
29 or younger18%18%
30 to 5455%55%
55 and older27%26%
−2%
Jobs based in Parsippany, 2013 → 2023: 25,913 → 25,500. 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.
The commute map
Where Parsippany’s workers come from
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
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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