Somerset County, New Jersey

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 10,827 returns moved into Somerset County and 11,620 moved out, a net loss of 793 returns, or 5.2 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

One county, Middlesex County, supplied 25% of all arriving returns. On balance, Somerset gains the most returns from Middlesex County and loses the most to Hunterdon County. Movers from other states made up 31% of arrivals, below the 45% median of the 285 counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties. Moves in and out together equal 14.7% of Somerset’s returns, more than the 13.8% median of these 285 counties.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

Moved out toMoved in fromNet
Middlesex1,8682,662+794
Union7131,238+525
Morris538674+136
Hunterdon689400−289
Hudson433515+82
Mercer428327−101
Essex244483+239
New York, NY446207−239
Monmouth305217−88
Ocean265155−110
Bergen140245+105
Kings, NY142197+55

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 53 counties sent 20 or more returns each (85% of arrivals from within the US) and 79 received 20 or more (82% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 94% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was San Francisco, CA, 2,569 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
County	Returns	People	Miles
Queens, NY	163	293	41
Passaic	136	241	37
Warren	95	139	28
Philadelphia, PA	87	119	47
Richmond, NY	81	158	25
Burlington	74	105	48
Nassau, NY	67	106	55
Suffolk, NY	62	96	104
Bronx, NY	59	96	45
Bucks, PA	54	83	30
Sussex	52	71	40
Middlesex, MA	48	77	213
Camden	48	74	56
Northampton, PA	48	66	38
Los Angeles, CA	43	59	2,411
Montgomery, PA	42	65	47
Westchester, NY	39	66	61
Palm Beach, FL	37	58	1,018
Cook, IL	37	70	682
King, WA	36	57	2,356

Departures: the next 20 destinations
County	Returns	People	Miles
Burlington	183	310	48
Philadelphia, PA	161	196	47
Warren	158	273	28
Northampton, PA	113	191	38
Bucks, PA	111	199	30
Los Angeles, CA	93	115	2,411
Palm Beach, FL	90	150	1,018
Passaic	77	128	37
Suffolk, MA	75	82	223
Queens, NY	75	96	41
Middlesex, MA	70	107	213
Mecklenburg, NC	67	95	500
Montgomery, PA	62	98	47
Camden	61	95	56
Orange, FL	58	103	915
Sussex	56	84	40
Harris, TX	56	104	1,381
Travis, TX	54	79	1,476
King, WA	54	80	2,356
Broward, FL	53	90	1,048

Other states in the exchange

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Four filing years

InOut

Somerset shows gains in 2020–21 and losses in 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23; arrivals peaked in 2020–21 and departures in 2021–22. Earlier net rates per 1,000: −2.3 in 2019–20, +0.8 in 2020–21, −4.2 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

$114,065 Arriving
$127,772 Leaving
$172,915 Staying

Average adjusted gross income per return: non-moving returns reported the most, arriving returns the least.