Choose New Jersey Announces Tim Crouch as Organization's Chief Strategy Officer

Essex County

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TOTAL POPULATION

Source: JobsEQ, American Community Survey 2016-2020

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LABOR FORCE

Source: JobsEQ,  American Community Survey 2016-2020

LARGEST MUNICIPALITIES

wdt_ID Municipality Population
1 Newark 307,220
2 East Orange 68,903
3 Irvington Twp 60,403
4 Bloomfield Twp 52,829
5 West Orange Twp 48,257
6 Montclair 40,935

Source: US Census Bureau July 2021

MAJOR PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYERS

wdt_ID Company Industry
1 United Airlilnes Logistics & Trans.
2 Prudential Financial Services
3 ADP Financial Services
4 NJ TRANSIT Logistics & Trans.
5 Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Logistics & Trans.
6 Panasonic Corporation of North America Technology
7 Hoffmann-La Roche Inc Life Sciences
8 Audible Technology
9 RWJBarnabas Health Healthcare
10 Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthcare

Source: Zoominfo and Dunn & Bradstreet. 2023

ETHNICITY/RACE

wdt_ID Ethnicity Percentage
1 White 41
2 Black 39
3 Hispanic (of all races) 23
4 Asian 6
5 Other 8

Source: JobsEQ, American Community Survey 2016-2020

AGE (POPULATION)

wdt_ID Age Percentage
1 Under 18 27
2 18-24 9
3 25-54 42
4 55-64 12
5 65+ 14

Source: JobsEQ, American Community Survey 2016-2020

EDUCATION ATTAINMENT

wdt_ID DEGREE Percentage
2 H.S. Diploma or Higher 89
4 Associates Degree 7
5 Bachelor's Degree or Higher 38
6 Post-graduate studies 15

Source: JobsEQ, American Community Survey 2016-2020

INSTITUTES OF HIGHER EDUCATION

wdt_ID Institute Type Undergrad Graduate
1 Montclair State University 4 Yr 16,093 4,651
2 Rutgers University-Newark 4 Yr 8,334 3,834
3 New Jersey Institute of Technology 4 Yr 8,183 2,718
4 Seton Hall University 4 Yr 6,093 4,300
5 Essex County College 2 Yr 6,029 0
6 Caldwell University 4 Yr 1,631 467
7 Bloomfield College 4 Yr 1,153 1
8 Eastern International College 2 Yr 292 0

Source: Secretary of Higher Ed; Bloomfield College; Caldwell University; Eastern International College, Seton Hall University

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USE OF
PUBLIC TRANSIT

Source: JobsEQ, American Community Survey 2016-2020

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COMMUTER
RAIL LINES

Source: NJ Transit

MILEAGE TO AIRPORTS

wdt_ID Airport Miles
1 Newark International Airport 12
2 John F. Kennedy International Airport 44
3 LaGuardia Airport 32
4 Philadelphia International Airport 98
5 Trenton-Mercer Airport 58
6 Atlantic City International Airport 119
7 Teterboro Airport 15

MILEAGE TO PORTS

wdt_ID Port Miles
1 Port Newark-Elizabeth 17

TAXES

wdt_ID Tax Percent
1 Corporate Income Tax (Single Sales Factor) 6.5% to 11.5% (for incomes over $1M)
2 Personal Income Tax 1.4% to 10.75% (for incomes over $1M)
3 Sales and Use Tax 6.625% (3.3125% in UEZs)
4 Gross Receipts Tax None
5 Franchise Tax None
6 Personal Property Tax None
7 Real Property Tax No state property tax
8 Fuel Tax 41.40 cents per gallon
*Corporate Income Tax will decrease to 9% in 2022. Source: Tax Foundation 2021

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Rena Sherman
Director of Research & Strategic Partnerships