Somerset is a medium-sized town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 22,968 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Somerset is the 82nd largest community in New Jersey.Somerset is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.92% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Somerset is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Somerset who work in management occupations (14.35%), computer science and math (9.77%), and sales jobs (9.20%). Also of interest is that Somerset has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Somerset is also a town of artists. Somerset has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Somerset’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.72% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 Somerset, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.26 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 town are by private automobile, Somerset is somewhat unusual for a town of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the subway helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Somerset area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Somerset. 58.98% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Somerset in 2022 was $55,428, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $221,712 for a family of four. Somerset is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Somerset home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Somerset residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Somerset also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.71% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Somerset include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish. Foreign born people are also an important part of Somerset's cultural character, accounting for 25.53% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Somerset is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
