Table 9.1 Employment Patterns by Location of Work

(Universe: Workers 16 years and over)

 

Worked inside the MSA

or PMSA in which they lived

 

Worked outside the MSA

or PMSA in which they lived

 

Resided in County and Worked

 

Worked Out of State

 
 

In Center City

Outside Center

 

In Center

Outside Center

 

In County

Out of County

     
 

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

 

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

 

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

 

Number

Percent

New Jersey

504,258

18.1%

2,274,693

81.9%

 

426,115

41.4%

602,892

58.6%

 

2,235,202

66.4%

1,131,814

33.6%

 

445,668

13.2%

                                   

Commuting Zone 1

191,303

27.5%

503,725

72.5%

 

34,203

35.6%

61,953

64.4%

 

491,319

72.2%

189,283

27.8%

 

111,433

16.4%

Commuting Zone 2

312,955

17.8%

1,444,979

82.2%

 

340,746

42.3%

465,620

57.7%

 

1,461,004

64.4%

807,064

35.6%

 

299,377

13.2%

Commuting Zone 3*

-

0.0%

325,989

100.0%

 

51,166

40.5%

75,319

59.5%

 

282,879

67.6%

135,467

32.4%

 

34,858

8.3%

                                   

Atlantic

45,159

44.7%

55,973

55.3%

4,270

41.4%

6,041

58.6%

98,601

90.4%

10,511

9.6%

2,355

2.2%

Burlington

21,521

12.4%

151,500

87.6%

 

10,239

32.2%

21,539

67.8%

 

116,439

66.5%

58,552

33.5%

 

30,141

17.2%

Camden

62,783

28.8%

155,548

71.2%

 

6,277

39.3%

9,687

60.7%

 

130,616

71.2%

52,932

28.8%

 

50,984

27.8%

Cape May

3,092

8.3%

34,213

91.7%

 

1,753

46.8%

1,991

53.2%

 

29,261

74.1%

10,236

25.9%

 

1,620

4.1%

Cumberland

40,441

85.2%

7,044

14.8%

 

3,028

24.7%

9,235

75.3%

 

47,485

80.9%

11,243

19.1%

 

1,046

1.8%

Gloucester

17,335

17.9%

79,752

82.1%

 

5,664

42.0%

7,810

58.0%

 

51,372

57.2%

38,485

42.8%

 

20,836

23.2%

Salem

972

4.7%

19,695

95.3%

 

2,972

34.5%

5,650

65.5%

 

17,545

70.5%

7,324

29.5%

 

4,451

17.9%

                                   

Bergen

5,652

2.0%

275,569

98.0%

92,836

63.0%

54,408

37.0%

256,562

75.9%

81,547

24.1%

90,993

26.9%

Essex

85,506

33.0%

173,603

67.0%

 

40,913

42.2%

56,110

57.8%

 

209,217

64.9%

113,064

35.1%

 

34,281

10.6%

Hudson

63,870

45.2%

77,299

54.8%

 

74,463

61.3%

46,935

38.7%

 

141,169

70.8%

58,245

29.2%

 

63,331

31.8%

Hunterdon

423

1.0%

39,939

99.0%

 

3,496

20.2%

13,777

79.8%

 

25,526

47.0%

28,752

53.0%

 

3,443

6.3%

Mercer

37,845

30.3%

86,916

69.7%

 

9,998

26.4%

27,941

73.6%

 

124,761

82.5%

26,374

17.5%

 

11,785

7.8%

Middlesex

32,399

13.7%

203,655

86.3%

 

48,784

41.6%

68,483

58.4%

 

212,620

66.5%

107,165

33.5%

 

33,843

10.6%

Morris

5,928

3.4%

170,155

96.6%

 

15,266

27.9%

39,457

72.1%

 

138,950

63.9%

78,467

36.1%

 

13,676

6.3%

Passaic

31,723

19.4%

131,565

80.6%

 

16,325

28.6%

40,756

71.4%

 

115,334

55.7%

91,894

44.3%

 

13,367

6.5%

Somerset

3,716

4.2%

84,909

95.8%

 

11,346

24.9%

34,276

75.1%

 

61,452

48.5%

65,305

51.5%

 

7,633

6.0%

Sussex

970

1.9%

50,088

98.1%

 

3,195

21.1%

11,949

78.9%

 

27,667

44.3%

34,855

55.7%

 

4,071

6.5%

Union

43,843

25.2%

130,063

74.8%

 

22,688

31.0%

50,412

69.0%

 

127,805

56.1%

100,174

43.9%

 

19,226

8.4%

Warren

1,080

4.8%

21,218

95.2%

 

1,436

6.4%

21,116

93.6%

 

19,941

48.4%

21,222

51.6%

 

3,728

9.1%

                                   

Monmouth*

-

0.0%

187,108

100.0%

38,047

43.9%

48,595

56.1%

177,140

72.1%

68,658

27.9%

28,440

11.6%

Ocean*

-

0.0%

138,881

100.0%

 

13,119

32.9%

26,724

67.1%

 

105,739

61.3%

66,809

38.7%

 

6,418

3.7%

* There is no PMSA or MSA in Commuting Zone 3

 

Table 9.2 Commuting Times by County, Number of Individuals

(Universe: Workers 16 years and over)

Less than

5 minutes

5 to 9

10 to 14

15 to 19

20 to 24

25 to 29

30 to 34

35 to 39

40 to 44

45 to 59

60 to 89

More

than 90

New Jersey

114,402

400,065

565,092

 

569,258

514,080

199,532

 

475,605

102,130

133,026

 

299,954

284,388

74,678

                               

Commuting Zone 1

29,066

94,864

121,474

 

123,085

113,440

44,967

 

96,511

21,112

25,769

 

57,956

39,983

7,353

Commuting Zone 2

70,100

254,192

368,620

 

383,404

348,580

134,622

 

334,086

69,754

92,865

 

208,937

199,933

49,398

Commuting Zone 3

15,236

51,009

74,998

 

62,769

52,060

19,943

 

45,008

11,264

14,392

 

33,061

44,472

17,927

                               

Atlantic

4,147

12,907

18,887

21,052

20,717

6,569

12,514

1,794

2,162

4,392

3,239

752

Burlington

7,890

24,403

29,945

 

28,773

26,526

11,648

 

24,814

6,551

7,329

 

17,852

12,730

2,407

Camden

6,364

22,798

33,965

 

37,904

35,682

13,741

 

32,156

6,223

7,958

 

18,500

12,776

1,873

Cape May

2,442

6,575

7,073

 

7,223

5,014

1,899

 

4,013

796

972

 

1,844

1,621

555

Cumberland

2,865

10,586

12,428

 

9,432

7,159

2,674

 

4,639

855

1,246

 

3,678

2,375

678

Gloucester

4,096

13,539

14,817

 

14,019

13,910

6,537

 

15,005

4,043

5,197

 

9,944

6,315

870

Salem

1,262

4,056

4,359

 

4,682

4,432

1,899

 

3,370

850

905

 

1,746

927

218

                               

Bergen

12,680

47,665

63,655

63,552

55,630

21,626

50,243

9,989

14,674

31,315

39,483

8,542

Essex

8,555

28,711

45,273

 

52,568

54,679

20,531

 

55,878

9,012

11,485

 

27,025

29,446

6,571

Hudson

5,642

19,964

30,475

 

36,703

35,002

12,383

 

44,794

7,076

11,828

 

29,955

22,434

2,915

Hunterdon

1,904

5,091

6,483

 

6,317

6,163

3,301

 

7,345

2,786

3,162

 

6,945

5,383

785

Mercer

5,102

19,410

29,928

 

29,721

23,335

8,538

 

16,642

3,375

3,822

 

8,072

7,599

3,335

Middlesex

9,269

35,997

53,894

 

53,475

46,764

18,141

 

41,755

9,399

12,668

 

27,845

28,058

10,525

Morris

6,295

24,281

32,726

 

32,736

29,316

12,769

 

28,056

8,137

9,780

 

21,043

15,584

4,316

Passaic

6,599

22,413

35,958

 

39,352

33,148

10,944

 

29,179

5,259

6,697

 

14,174

11,267

2,287

Somerset

3,715

12,434

19,189

 

20,264

18,301

8,115

 

16,814

4,404

5,403

 

11,059

8,126

2,961

Sussex

2,268

5,759

7,897

 

6,369

6,051

2,590

 

6,036

1,976

2,909

 

9,052

11,450

2,462

Union

6,096

26,905

37,425

 

37,925

35,893

13,359

 

32,750

6,957

8,500

 

17,165

15,749

3,825

Warren

1,975

5,562

5,717

 

4,422

4,298

2,325

 

4,594

1,384

1,937

 

5,287

5,354

874

                               

Monmouth

9,162

31,076

46,510

37,268

30,779

12,132

26,509

6,418

8,347

19,798

27,000

11,869

Ocean

6,074

19,933

28,488

 

25,501

21,281

7,811

 

18,499

4,846

6,045

 

13,263

17,472

6,058