Every workday, about 6,500 people come to Pine Brook for work
Most working residents leave Pine Brook for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Montville Township (8%), New York (7%) and Parsippany-Troy Hills Township (6%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
The short version on getting to work from Pine Brook
Pine Brook is where the jobs are
Pine Brook has 6,591 jobs, 2.5 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 9,900 people are in town, 67% more than the 6,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Pine Brook draws workers from far and wide
The 6,591 jobs in Pine Brook are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 25%; the other 73% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
No single place dominates Pine Brook’s commute
The biggest draw, New York, NY, gets only 7% of working residents, and 62% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Pine Brook residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Home offices are common in Pine Brook
28% of Pine Brook workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. Time on the road ↓
Most jobs in Pine Brook pay over $40,000 a year
75% of the jobs based in Pine Brook pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Pine Brook nearly doubles on a workday
On a workday 2,477 residents head out to work, 128 work right here, and 6,463 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9,900 people are in Pine Brook on a workday afternoon, 67% more than live here.
2.5 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.
Where Pine Brook’s workers come from
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Pine Brook clocks in
8% of workers
7% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
About 26 minutes each way, quicker than most of New Jersey
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pine Brook workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
75% of the jobs in Pine Brook pay over $3,333 a month
6,591 jobs are based in Pine Brook. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Pine Brook’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pine Brook, 2013 → 2023: 5,370 → 6,591. 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.
Half of Pine Brook 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.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Pine Brook and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Parsippany-Troy Hills Township (6%). Darker towns draw more of Pine Brook’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- Two surveys. Flows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: the Census American Community Survey.
- Straight lines. Distances are as the crow flies between home and work. Roads, rivers and traffic make the real trip longer.
More of Pine Brook
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pine Brook, from the people who make the trip.
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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.