Work & commute · Washington

Work & commute in Washington, NJ

Most working residents leave Washington for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Washington (5%), Raritan (4%) and New York (3%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

163 of 3,314 working residents

Typical commute

23 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

34 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

14%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 3,151 Washington residents head out of town to work, 163 work right here, and 1,166 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Washington.

3,151live here, work elsewhere

163live and work here

1,166work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Washington goes to work

Washington (in town)right here

5%163

Washington2.3 mi away

5%151

Raritan15.3 mi away

4%125

New York, NY55.1 mi away

3%108

Hackettstown10.6 mi away

2%76

Washington9.9 mi away

2%68

Phillipsburg11.2 mi away

2%67

Mount Olive14.6 mi away

2%66

Bridgewater22.9 mi away

2%61

Branchburg19.6 mi away

2%57

Everywhere elseother towns and states

72%2,372

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

How far

How far Washington commutes

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

21%

31%

36%

12%

21%Under 10 mi

31%10–24 mi

36%25–50 mi

12%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Washington is a commuter town

0.40jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Washington are

1,329 jobs are based in Washington. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Washington’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Washington

1,329 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)75%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month55%

Jobs Washington residents hold

3,314 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month67%

−11%

Jobs based in Washington, 2013 → 2023: 1,499 → 1,329. 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.