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Union County, New Jersey

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 15,002 returns moved into Union County and 16,955 moved out, a net loss of 1,953 returns, or 8.0 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

UnionMiddlesexSomersetMorrisNew York, NYBergen

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

On balance, Union gains the most returns from Essex County and loses the most to Middlesex County. The largest single source, Essex County, supplied 19% of arriving returns. Movers from other states made up 39% 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 13.1% of Union’s returns, less than the 13.8% median of these 285 counties.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

  1. Essex1,9552,803+848
  2. Middlesex2,4911,682−809
  3. Hudson9031,714+811
  4. Somerset1,238713−525
  5. Kings, NY325942+617
  6. Morris651467−184
  7. New York, NY523482−41
  8. Bergen402424+22
  9. Monmouth503300−203
  10. Queens, NY226575+349
  11. Ocean457206−251
  12. Passaic212246+34

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 63 counties sent 20 or more returns each (89% of arrivals from within the US) and 100 received 20 or more (87% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 93% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Santa Clara, CA, 2,527 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Bronx, NY33562927
Richmond, NY23042411
Nassau, NY11519238
Mercer9614933
Westchester, NY9015245
Miami-Dade, FL791141,099
Burlington7911757
Hunterdon7610932
Suffolk, NY7611787
Los Angeles, CA741232,427
Broward, FL731061,060
Philadelphia, PA7311563
Palm Beach, FL651031,030
Sussex639639
Warren548439
Camden497869
Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT477162
Orange, FL4367928
Cook, IL4376697
Middlesex, MA4365196
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Burlington19537557
Mercer17731333
Hunterdon16931332
Palm Beach, FL1602741,030
Warren14429639
Miami-Dade, FL1322161,099
Camden13124969
Philadelphia, PA12918963
Hillsborough, FL111194994
Los Angeles, CA1061252,427
Broward, FL1061741,060
Sussex10519539
Bronx, NY10317727
Mecklenburg, NC97160516
Northampton, PA9516453
Richmond, NY9013911
Harris, TX891561,399
Orange, FL85151928
Wake, NC78144411
Lehigh, PA6511267

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. New York2,938
  2. Florida320
  3. Pennsylvania270
  4. California123
  5. Connecticut94
  6. Maryland76

Departures to

  1. New York1,457
  2. Florida1,142
  3. Pennsylvania542
  4. Texas250
  5. California246
  6. North Carolina196

Four filing years

14,79916,5012019–2014,90417,0912020–2114,60317,4272021–2215,00216,9552022–23

InOut

Union shows a net loss in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2022–23 and departures in 2021–22. Earlier net rates per 1,000: −7.4 in 2019–20, −9.6 in 2020–21, −11.9 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $89,922 Leaving
  • $96,307 Arriving
  • $125,082 Staying

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

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