Rahway is a medium-sized city located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 29,693 people and six associated neighborhoods, Rahway is the 60th largest community in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that Rahway has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Rahway telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.50% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

One downside of living in Rahway, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.85 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Rahway is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the train helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Rahway area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

The population of Rahway is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 34.07% of adults in Rahway have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Rahway in 2018 was $43,300, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $173,200 for a family of four. However, Rahway contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Rahway is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rahway home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rahway residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Rahway also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.11% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rahway include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and Portuguese.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Rahway's cultural character, accounting for 20.73% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Rahway is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.