The Town Files

25 Small Towns in New Jersey With the Most Remote Workers

Ranked by work from home among 352 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in New Jersey. #1 is Plainsboro Center, NJ (47.3% work from home).

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25 Small Towns in New Jersey With the Most Remote Workers1. Plainsboro Center472. Upper Saddle River373. Chatham374. Oradell375. Belle Mead366. Cranbury367. Heathcote358. Allendale359. Peapack and Gladstone3510. Glen Ridge3411. Ho-Ho-Kus3412. Rumson3413. Mendham3314. Ocean Grove3315. Franklin Center3216. Lawrenceville3217. Little Silver3218. Packanack Lake3219. Long Beach3120. Montvale3121. Haworth3122. Mountain Lakes3123. North Caldwell3124. Gillette3125. Morris Plains30
  1. 25Morris Plains, New Jersey

    30.2% work from home

    6,153 people · Morris County · median home $643,300 · income $154,923 · Jan low 21°F · 24 in snow

  2. 24Gillette, New Jersey

    30.5% work from home

    2,956 people · Morris County · median home $635,900 · income $109,050 · Jan low 22°F · 24 in snow

  3. 23North Caldwell, New Jersey

    30.6% work from home

    6,694 people · Essex County · median home $904,500 · income $208,245 · Jan low 23°F · 27 in snow

  4. 22Mountain Lakes, New Jersey

    30.8% work from home

    4,472 people · Morris County · median home $917,000 · income $250,001 · Jan low 21°F · 27 in snow

  5. 21Haworth, New Jersey

    30.9% work from home

    3,343 people · Bergen County · median home $845,300 · income $236,765 · Jan low 26°F · 33 in snow

  6. 20Montvale, New Jersey

    31.1% work from home

    8,436 people · Bergen County · median home $709,700 · income $178,269 · Jan low 23°F · 33 in snow

  7. 19Long Beach, New Jersey

    31.3% work from home

    3,153 people · Ocean County · median home $1,193,700 · income $113,224 · Jan low 27°F · 10 in snow

  8. 18Packanack Lake, New Jersey

    31.6% work from home

    6,261 people · Passaic County · median home $601,000 · income $213,103 · Jan low 23°F · 28 in snow

  9. 17Little Silver, New Jersey

    31.9% work from home

    6,131 people · Monmouth County · median home $955,900 · income $240,853 · Jan low 25°F · 26 in snow

  10. 16Lawrenceville, New Jersey

    32.1% work from home

    3,751 people · Mercer County · median home $411,900 · income $122,614 · Jan low 23°F · 27 in snow

  11. 15Franklin Center, New Jersey

    32.4% work from home

    6,803 people · Somerset County · median home $612,000 · income $157,212 · Jan low 23°F · 21 in snow

  12. 14Ocean Grove, New Jersey

    32.6% work from home

    3,057 people · Monmouth County · median home $790,100 · income $89,286 · Jan low 25°F

  13. 13Mendham, New Jersey

    33.4% work from home

    4,981 people · Morris County · median home $819,800 · income $211,944 · Jan low 21°F · 30 in snow

  14. 12Rumson, New Jersey

    33.6% work from home

    7,343 people · Monmouth County · median home $1,679,300 · income $250,001 · Jan low 25°F · 27 in snow

  15. 11Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey

    33.8% work from home

    4,258 people · Bergen County · median home $1,092,500 · income $250,001 · Jan low 26°F · 31 in snow

  16. 10Glen Ridge, New Jersey

    34.3% work from home

    7,802 people · Essex County · median home $836,600 · income $250,001 · Jan low 21°F · 28 in snow

  17. 9Peapack and Gladstone, New Jersey

    34.6% work from home

    2,558 people · Somerset County · median home $868,800 · income $202,578 · Jan low 21°F · 30 in snow

  18. 8Allendale, New Jersey

    34.8% work from home

    6,848 people · Bergen County · median home $782,700 · income $160,162 · Jan low 20°F · 30 in snow

  19. 7Heathcote, New Jersey

    35.4% work from home

    7,154 people · Middlesex County · median home $567,500 · income $141,295 · Jan low 21°F · 24 in snow

  20. 6Cranbury, New Jersey

    35.8% work from home

    3,842 people · Middlesex County · median home $889,400 · income $216,691 · Jan low 21°F · 24 in snow

  21. 5Belle Mead, New Jersey

    35.8% work from home

    5,569 people · Somerset County · median home $810,300 · income $223,250 · Jan low 22°F · 24 in snow

  22. 4Oradell, New Jersey

    36.6% work from home

    8,244 people · Bergen County · median home $737,800 · income $221,322 · Jan low 26°F · 31 in snow

  23. 3Chatham, New Jersey

    36.6% work from home

    9,212 people · Morris County · median home $984,900 · income $241,500 · Jan low 22°F · 24 in snow

  24. 2Upper Saddle River, New Jersey

    36.8% work from home

    8,353 people · Bergen County · median home $1,108,700 · income $250,001 · Jan low 20°F · 33 in snow

  25. 1Plainsboro Center, New Jersey

    47.3% work from home

    2,760 people · Middlesex County · median home $483,300 · income $119,317 · Jan low 21°F · 24 in snow

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Methodology. We ranked 352 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in New Jersey (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: