Regional Profile
The NJTPA Region—Key Facts
Composed of
- Thirteen counties; Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union, and Warren
- The state’s two largest cities, Newark and Jersey City
- 384 municipalities
- 4,200 square miles, over half of the state’s land area
population/jobs
- 7 million people (2020 Census) and over 3.1 million payroll jobs (2019)
- 47% minority (2019)
- 22% under 18 years old; 61% 18-64; 16% 65+
transportation system
- 26,000 miles of roads: 2,300 state, 3,700 county, and 20,000 municipal
- NJ Transit bus: 250 local and express bus routes
- NJ Transits rail: 10 commuter rail lines with 150 stations and 390 miles of track and 2 light rail lines with 41 stations and 23 miles of track
- Amtrak: intercity service from Metropark, New Brunswick, Newark Penn Station, Newark International Airport
- PATH: 14-mile PATH commuter rail service connecting Lower and Midtown Manhattan
- 4,900 bridges
- Three ferry companies operating up to 18 routes between New Jersey and New York City
- Freight: the largest container port in the US (in 2022); trucking industry handling 78% of freight tons
- Newark Liberty International Airport: over 43 million passengers and nearly 760,000 tons of air cargo in 2022
- Over 200 miles of paths and trails shared by bicyclists and pedestrians
COMMUTING
(2017-2021, excluding work from home):
- Single occupant vehicle 73% (vs. 80% national average)
- High occupant vehicle 8%
- By transit 13% (vs. 5% nationally)
- By foot or bike 3%
ALSO SEE: city/county subregional profiles.