25 Small Towns in New Jersey With the Most Remote Workers
Ranked by work from home among 352 towns of 500–10,000 people in New Jersey. #1 is Plainsboro Center, NJ (47.3% work from home).
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25Morris Plains, New Jersey
30.2% work from home
Morris Plains is a borough of 6,153 people in Morris County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $643,300 and the median age is 41.7.
6,153 people · Morris County · median home $643,300 · income $154,923 · Jan low 21°F · 24 in snow
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24Gillette, New Jersey
30.5% work from home
Gillette is a community of 2,956 people in Morris County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $635,900 and the median age is 38.3.
2,956 people · Morris County · median home $635,900 · income $109,050 · Jan low 22°F · 24 in snow
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23North Caldwell, New Jersey
30.6% work from home
North Caldwell is a borough of 6,694 people in Essex County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $904,500 and the median age is 43.6.
6,694 people · Essex County · median home $904,500 · income $208,245 · Jan low 23°F · 27 in snow
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22Mountain Lakes, New Jersey
30.8% work from home
Mountain Lakes is a borough of 4,472 people in Morris County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $917,000 and the median age is 43.4.
4,472 people · Morris County · median home $917,000 · income $250,001 · Jan low 21°F · 27 in snow
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21Haworth, New Jersey
30.9% work from home
Haworth is a borough of 3,343 people in Bergen County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $845,300 and the median age is 43.7.
3,343 people · Bergen County · median home $845,300 · income $236,765 · Jan low 26°F · 33 in snow
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20Montvale, New Jersey
31.1% work from home
Montvale is a borough of 8,436 people in Bergen County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $709,700 and the median age is 40.1.
8,436 people · Bergen County · median home $709,700 · income $178,269 · Jan low 23°F · 33 in snow
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19Long Beach, New Jersey
31.3% work from home

Photo: Hornbaker Chelsi, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (public domain, Wikimedia Commons) Long Beach is a township of 3,153 people in Ocean County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $1,193,700 and the median age is 62.4.
3,153 people · Ocean County · median home $1,193,700 · income $113,224 · Jan low 27°F · 10 in snow
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18Packanack Lake, New Jersey
31.6% work from home
Packanack Lake is a community of 6,261 people in Passaic County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $601,000 and the median age is 41.3.
6,261 people · Passaic County · median home $601,000 · income $213,103 · Jan low 23°F · 28 in snow
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17Little Silver, New Jersey
31.9% work from home
Little Silver is a borough of 6,131 people in Monmouth County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $955,900 and the median age is 46.1.
6,131 people · Monmouth County · median home $955,900 · income $240,853 · Jan low 25°F · 26 in snow
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16Lawrenceville, New Jersey
32.1% work from home
Lawrenceville is a community of 3,751 people in Mercer County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $411,900 and the median age is 43.2.
3,751 people · Mercer County · median home $411,900 · income $122,614 · Jan low 23°F · 27 in snow
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15Franklin Center, New Jersey
32.4% work from home
Franklin Center is a community of 6,803 people in Somerset County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $612,000 and the median age is 51.5.
6,803 people · Somerset County · median home $612,000 · income $157,212 · Jan low 23°F · 21 in snow
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14Ocean Grove, New Jersey
32.6% work from home
Ocean Grove is a community of 3,057 people in Monmouth County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $790,100 and the median age is 62.2.
3,057 people · Monmouth County · median home $790,100 · income $89,286 · Jan low 25°F
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13Mendham, New Jersey
33.4% work from home
Mendham is a borough of 4,981 people in Morris County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $819,800 and the median age is 46.5.
4,981 people · Morris County · median home $819,800 · income $211,944 · Jan low 21°F · 30 in snow
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12Rumson, New Jersey
33.6% work from home
Rumson is a borough of 7,343 people in Monmouth County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $1,679,300 and the median age is 44.4.
7,343 people · Monmouth County · median home $1,679,300 · income $250,001 · Jan low 25°F · 27 in snow
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11Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey
33.8% work from home
Ho-Ho-Kus is a borough of 4,258 people in Bergen County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $1,092,500 and the median age is 41.4.
4,258 people · Bergen County · median home $1,092,500 · income $250,001 · Jan low 26°F · 31 in snow
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10Glen Ridge, New Jersey
34.3% work from home
Glen Ridge is a borough of 7,802 people in Essex County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $836,600 and the median age is 40.7.
7,802 people · Essex County · median home $836,600 · income $250,001 · Jan low 21°F · 28 in snow
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9Peapack and Gladstone, New Jersey
34.6% work from home
Peapack and Gladstone is a borough of 2,558 people in Somerset County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $868,800 and the median age is 44.4.
2,558 people · Somerset County · median home $868,800 · income $202,578 · Jan low 21°F · 30 in snow
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8Allendale, New Jersey
34.8% work from home
Allendale is a borough of 6,848 people in Bergen County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $782,700 and the median age is 45.2.
6,848 people · Bergen County · median home $782,700 · income $160,162 · Jan low 20°F · 30 in snow
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7Heathcote, New Jersey
35.4% work from home
Heathcote is a community of 7,154 people in Middlesex County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $567,500 and the median age is 41.4.
7,154 people · Middlesex County · median home $567,500 · income $141,295 · Jan low 21°F · 24 in snow
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6Cranbury, New Jersey
35.8% work from home
Cranbury is a township of 3,842 people in Middlesex County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $889,400 and the median age is 49.0.
3,842 people · Middlesex County · median home $889,400 · income $216,691 · Jan low 21°F · 24 in snow
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5Belle Mead, New Jersey
35.8% work from home
Belle Mead is a community of 5,569 people in Somerset County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $810,300 and the median age is 35.2.
5,569 people · Somerset County · median home $810,300 · income $223,250 · Jan low 22°F · 24 in snow
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4Oradell, New Jersey
36.6% work from home
Oradell is a borough of 8,244 people in Bergen County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $737,800 and the median age is 43.4.
8,244 people · Bergen County · median home $737,800 · income $221,322 · Jan low 26°F · 31 in snow
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3Chatham, New Jersey
36.6% work from home
Chatham is a borough of 9,212 people in Morris County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $984,900 and the median age is 37.8.
9,212 people · Morris County · median home $984,900 · income $241,500 · Jan low 22°F · 24 in snow
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2Upper Saddle River, New Jersey
36.8% work from home
Upper Saddle River is a borough of 8,353 people in Bergen County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $1,108,700 and the median age is 40.8.
8,353 people · Bergen County · median home $1,108,700 · income $250,001 · Jan low 20°F · 33 in snow
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1Plainsboro Center, New Jersey
47.3% work from home
Plainsboro Center is a community of 2,760 people in Middlesex County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $483,300 and the median age is 37.1.
2,760 people · Middlesex County · median home $483,300 · income $119,317 · Jan low 21°F · 24 in snow
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- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
- The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)