About Jobstown

Jobstown is a tiny town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 880 people and just one neighborhood, Jobstown is the 498th largest community in New Jersey.

Jobstown is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Jobstown is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Jobstown who work in office and administrative support jobs (23.64%), sales jobs (13.18%), and management occupations (11.59%).

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.89% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Jobstown is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Jobstown really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Jobstown perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

As is often the case in a small town, Jobstown doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Jobstown Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Jobstown is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 14.96%: 23.14% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Jobstown in 2000 was $28,880, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,520 for a family of four. However, Jobstown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Jobstown home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Jobstown is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Jobstown include German, Italian, Irish, English, French, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Jobstown is English. Some people also speak Spanish.