Sayreville

Population & Demographics

Sayreville, NJ

Sayreville is home to 45,838 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 24,779 resident workers commute each day.

New JerseyCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
45,838
people
Population

45,838 residents

Median age 39.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Sayreville population & demographics

Who lives in Sayreville — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
45,838
Median age
39.9yrs
Median household income
$99,979
Median home value
$444,100
Median gross rent
$1,711/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
36.6%
Poverty rate
6.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Sayreville

How Sayreville breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White46.9%
Hispanic or Latino21.2%
Asian16.1%
Black11.5%
Two or more races3.2%
Some other race0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Sayreville

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Sayreville.

Sayreville at a glance
Employed Residents
24,779
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
18.5mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
7.5%
Share working within the area
Work from home
12.3%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
New York
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Sayreville proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Sayreville commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

41 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Sayreville

24,779 commutes, one dot at a time

Sayreville

Where 24,779 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Sayreville, by worker count.

1New York27.0 mi2,443
2Sayreville0.0 mi1,854
3New Brunswick7.0 mi837
4Newark20.0 mi600
5Jersey City22.3 mi514
6Perth Amboy4.5 mi446
7Woodbridge6.7 mi418
8Franklin Center12.6 mi317

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Sayreville.

1Sayreville0.0 mi1,854
2Perth Amboy4.5 mi431
3New York27.0 mi345
4South Amboy2.1 mi216
5Old Bridge4.6 mi208
6Madison Park1.5 mi179
7South River3.6 mi143
8New Brunswick7.0 mi103

Top industries

The sectors that employ Sayreville’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
EDEducational Services14.3%
RTRetail Trade13.6%
AFAccommodation and Food Services10.2%
MFManufacturing9.7%
COConstruction7.7%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance7.6%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.1%
WSWholesale Trade5.9%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.6%
Connectivity

Internet options for Sayreville

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

3 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps100%
See all internet providers in Sayreville

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