Work & commute · Phillipsburg

Work & commute in Phillipsburg, NJ

Most working residents leave Phillipsburg for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Lopatcong (4%), New York (3%) and Raritan (3%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

11%

740 of 7,041 working residents

Typical commute

26 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

26 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 6,301 Phillipsburg residents head out of town to work, 740 work right here, and 4,495 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Phillipsburg.

6,301live here, work elsewhere

740live and work here

4,495work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Phillipsburg goes to work

Phillipsburg (in town)right here

11%740

Lopatcong2 mi away

4%247

New York, NY65 mi away

3%236

Raritan17.9 mi away

3%182

Bethlehem, PA10.9 mi away

2%148

Alpha2.5 mi away

2%147

Newark52.8 mi away

2%136

Palmer, PA4.4 mi away

2%126

Easton, PA2.1 mi away

2%123

Pohatcong3.8 mi away

2%109

Everywhere elseother towns and states

69%4,847

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

How far

How far Phillipsburg commutes

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

29%

21%

28%

23%

29%Under 10 mi

21%10–24 mi

28%25–50 mi

23%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Phillipsburg is a commuter town

0.74jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Phillipsburg are

5,235 jobs are based in Phillipsburg. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Phillipsburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Phillipsburg

5,235 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month63%

Jobs Phillipsburg residents hold

7,041 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month62%

+7%

Jobs based in Phillipsburg, 2013 → 2023: 4,915 → 5,235. 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.