Somerset County, NJ

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US Senator

Cory Booker

Democratic Party

US Senator

Andy Kim

Democratic Party

About

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None of the households in Somerset County, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Most people in Somerset County, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Somerset County, NJ was N/A per household.

Somerset County, NJ borders Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, and Union County, NJ.

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Economy

The economy of Somerset County, NJ employs N/A people. The largest industries in Somerset County, NJ are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (25,375 people), Manufacturing (25,002 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (22,282 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($136,628), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($122,484), and Management of Companies & Enterprises ($119,792).

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Somerset County, NJ, are Management Occupations (28,858 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (17,533 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (16,709 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Somerset County, NJ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Jersey (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Somerset County, NJ, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (25,375 people), Manufacturing (25,002 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (22,282 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Somerset County, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Somerset County, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.27%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Jersey.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

1,184
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
570
Health Care and Social Assistance
564
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$3.44M
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$2.52M
Wholesale Trade
$2.37M
Management of Companies and Enterprises

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

In 2022, universities in Somerset County, NJ awarded 1,406 degrees. The student population of Somerset County, NJ in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 3,337 male students and 3,553 female students.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Somerset County, NJ have an average commute time of 31.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Somerset County, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the tracts in Somerset County, NJ colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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The following chart displays the households in Somerset County, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Somerset County, NJ is from Somerset County, NJ.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Somerset County, NJ across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (65.6%)
Worked At Home (20.5%)
Carpooled (6.34%)

In 2023, 65.6% of workers in Somerset County, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (20.5%) and those who carpooled to work (6.34%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

31.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Somerset County, NJ have a similar commute time (31.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (31.5 minutes). Additionally, 5.32% of the workforce in Somerset County, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Somerset County, NJ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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The following chart displays the households in Somerset County, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Somerset County, NJ have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Somerset County, NJ (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Somerset County, NJ is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

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Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Medicaid

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Somerset County, NJ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.