One downside of living in Secaucus is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Secaucus, the average commute to work is 32.30 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
Like elsewhere in America, most people in Secaucus use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Secaucus‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Secaucus, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Secaucus is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 62.68% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Secaucus in 2022 was $65,620, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $262,480 for a family of four.
Secaucus is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Secaucus home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Secaucus residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Secaucus also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.35% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Secaucus include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and Guyanese.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Secaucus's cultural character, accounting for 42.89% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Secaucus is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
