Work & commute · Teaneck

Work & commute in Teaneck, NJ

Most working residents leave Teaneck for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are New York (31%), Paramus (4%) and Englewood (4%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1,362 of 18,987 working residents

Typical commute

15 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

34 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

21%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 17,625 Teaneck residents head out of town to work, 1,362 work right here, and 14,013 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Teaneck.

17,625live here, work elsewhere

1,362live and work here

14,013work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Teaneck goes to work

New York, NY16.2 mi away

31%5,869

Teaneck (in town)right here

7%1,362

Paramus5 mi away

4%743

Englewood2 mi away

4%692

Hackensack1.8 mi away

4%666

Jersey City12.7 mi away

2%349

Newark14.2 mi away

2%329

Paterson8.1 mi away

1%257

Secaucus8 mi away

1%194

Fort Lee3.5 mi away

1%165

Everywhere elseother towns and states

44%8,361

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

How far

How far Teaneck commutes

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

39%

48%

39%Under 10 mi

48%10–24 mi

8%25–50 mi

6%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Teaneck is balanced between jobs and homes

0.81jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.81 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Teaneck are

15,375 jobs are based in Teaneck. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Teaneck’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Teaneck

15,375 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)4%

Trade, transport & utilities9%

Services (health, schools, offices…)88%

$1,250 a month or less9%

$1,251–$3,333 a month18%

Over $3,333 a month73%

Jobs Teaneck residents hold

18,987 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)7%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)77%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month70%

−6%

Jobs based in Teaneck, 2013 → 2023: 16,369 → 15,375. 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.