2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Bound Brook, NJ vs Edison, NJ

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Highlights
- Household income in Edison, is 60% more than it is in Bound Brook and is 38% above the National Average.
- Bound Brook unemployment rate is 6.3%.
- Edison unemployment rate is 6.9%.
 Bound Brook, NJEdison, NJUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth23.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$39,728  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$110,896$69,021
 Family Median Income$74,076  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bound Brook, NJEdison, NJUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock21.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock20.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bound Brook, NJEdison, NJUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock20.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library4.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance7.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.6%13.1%
Reviews for Bound Brook    1 Reviews

Bound Brook is pleasant place to live. It is a small community that is predominately residential in character. Although it has excellent shopping within and adjacent to  More

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Reviews for Edison    5 Reviews

Tammy · 

I don't recommend living here if you are planning to move here with a family- even a small one. The school system is terrible- teachers are racist and have favorites,  More

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Over 11 years ago

cost and taxes to  More

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Over 11 years ago

North Edison is a somewhat typical suburban town, with a few differences. The town is unofficially separated by school districts into North Edison and South Edison,  More

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