Work & commute · Pohatcong

Work & commute in Pohatcong, NJ

Most working residents leave Pohatcong for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Phillipsburg (7%), Raritan (4%) and Readington (3%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

52 of 1,653 working residents

Typical commute

22 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 1,601 Pohatcong residents head out of town to work, 52 work right here, and 1,181 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Pohatcong.

1,601live here, work elsewhere

52live and work here

1,181work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Pohatcong goes to work

Phillipsburg3.8 mi away

7%121

Raritan15.9 mi away

4%61

Pohatcong (in town)right here

3%52

Readington21.5 mi away

3%47

New York, NY64.8 mi away

3%44

Alpha1.8 mi away

2%40

Lopatcong5.5 mi away

2%31

Bethlehem, PA10.1 mi away

2%26

Flemington18.7 mi away

2%25

Trenton35.8 mi away

2%25

Everywhere elseother towns and states

71%1,181

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

How far

How far Pohatcong commutes

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

26%

27%

29%

18%

26%Under 10 mi

27%10–24 mi

29%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Pohatcong is a commuter town

0.75jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Pohatcong are

1,233 jobs are based in Pohatcong. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Pohatcong’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Pohatcong

1,233 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)2%

Trade, transport & utilities52%

Services (health, schools, offices…)46%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month47%

Over $3,333 a month30%

Jobs Pohatcong residents hold

1,653 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month68%

−47%

Jobs based in Pohatcong, 2013 → 2023: 2,345 → 1,233. 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.