Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety99#106/15,637
Economy93#1,118/15,631
Housing25#11,235/14,977
Health94#899/15,609
Healthcare65#5,501/15,650
Environment85#2,293/15,453
Education94#866/15,649
Infrastructure64#5,622/15,650
Community89#1,793/15,651
Leisure & amenities65#5,507/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Lake Mohawk, New Jersey ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Sussex County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Property crime rate · low307 /100k
97/100New Jersey 1,250 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationSussex County value
Poverty rate · low2.2%
96/100New Jersey 9.2%United States 12.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B17001
Child poverty rate · low1.4%
96/100New Jersey 11.8%United States 15.5%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B17001High uncertainty
Lack of reliable transportation · low4.7%
96/100New Jersey 7.8%United States 8.3%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimate
Violent crime rate · low56 /100k
96/100New Jersey 194 /100kUnited States 328 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationSussex County value
Food insecurity · low7.1%
96/100New Jersey 15.0%United States 15.6%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimate

Weaknesses

Average commute time · high34.5 min
5/100New Jersey 30.5 minUnited States 26.4 min2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08013
Effective property tax rate · high1.77%
12/100New Jersey 1.88%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090
Drought exposure · high74%
20/100New Jersey 61%United States 43%Oct 2025–Sep 2026National Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAASussex County value
Distance to an emergency room · high9.1 mi
20/100New Jersey 3.9 miUnited States 5.5 miJul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesSussex County value
Pharmacies · low1.1 /10k
21/100New Jersey 2.4 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsSussex County value
Rent as share of income · high29.9%
24/100New Jersey 30.9%United States 30.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
8,999 (2015-2019) → 9,508 (2020-2024)
+5.7%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Rent-burdened householdsWorsening
30.8% (2015-2019) → 49.7% (2020-2024)
+19 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Bachelor's degree or higherImproving
53.7% (2015-2019) → 60.8% (2020-2024)
+7.1 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 32.1% → 35.7%
Rent as share of incomeWorsening
23.8% (2015-2019) → 29.9% (2020-2024)
+6.1 pts5 yearsCensus table B25071US 29.8% → 30.6%
Median household incomeImproving
$128,547 (2015-2019) → $149,135 (2020-2024)
+16%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
Average commute timeImproving
38.7 min (2015-2019) → 34.5 min (2020-2024)
−11%5 yearsCensus table B08013US 26.9 min → 26.4 min

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Lake Mohawk, New Jersey improved on 1 of 11 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 10 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved1

Property tax−1 points2.73% → 1.77%

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 11 measures

Change of every measure of Lake Mohawk, New Jersey between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	38.7 min2015-2019	34.5 min2020-2024	−4.2 min	Within the margin of error	86%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.7%2015-2019	60.8%2020-2024	+7.1 points	Within the margin of error	80%
Broadband subscriptions	94.8%2015-2019	96.0%2020-2024	+1.2 points	Within the margin of error	12%
Effective property tax rate	2.73%2015-2019	1.77%2020-2024	−1 points	Improved	99%
High school diploma or higher	98.1%2015-2019	98.6%2020-2024	+0.5 points	Within the margin of error	40%
Home price to income ratio	2.7×2015-2019	3.0×2020-2024	+0.2×	Within the margin of error	65%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4272015-2019	0.3992020-2024	−0.027	Within the margin of error	72%
Median household income	$128,5472015-2019	$149,1352020-2024	+16%	Within the margin of error	25%
Rent as share of income	23.8%2015-2019	29.9%2020-2024	+6.1 points	Within the margin of error	18%
Rent-burdened households	30.8%2015-2019	49.7%2020-2024	+19 points	Within the margin of error	10%
Unemployment rate	2.3%2015-2019	3.9%2020-2024	+1.6 points	Within the margin of error	21%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Lake Mohawk, New Jersey five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Lake Mohawk, New Jersey in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Lake Mohawk, New Jersey itself moved −5.1 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

9,508 residents (±654)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69
50–59
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

9,508 residents (±654)

Lake Mohawk, New Jersey
New Jersey share

White84%7,969
Black0.7%†65
Hispanic or Latino7.3%†698
Asian4.2%†401
American Indian and Alaska Native0.0%0
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races3.9%†375

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: White (−7.1 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

6,627 residents (±461)

Lake Mohawk, New Jersey
New Jersey share

No high school diploma1.4%†93
High school or GED15%1,015
Some college17%1,130
Associate degree5.4%†360
Bachelor's degree35%2,310
Graduate degree26%1,719

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Graduate degree (+7.2 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

3,839 households (±288)

Lake Mohawk, New Jersey
New Jersey share

Under $25k4.6%†175
$25k–50k7.5%†288
$50k–75k10%†397
$75k–100k11%†433
$100k–150k17%†649
$150k–200k16%†631
$200k or more33%1,266

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $200k or more (+13.4 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

3,839 households (±288)

Lake Mohawk, New Jersey
New Jersey share

Own84%3,243
Rent16%†596

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

571 households (±217)

Lake Mohawk, New Jersey
New Jersey share

Under $75016%†92
$750–1,0004.9%†28
$1,000–1,5002.5%†

Home values

3,243 homes (±290)

Lake Mohawk, New Jersey
New Jersey share

Under $150k3.2%†104
$150k–250k5.1%†166
$250k–400k29%949

Age of homes

4,109 homes (±338)

Lake Mohawk, New Jersey
New Jersey share

2010 or later3.2%†131
2000–20096.6%†272
1980–199918%731

Size of homes

4,109 homes (±338)

Lake Mohawk, New Jersey
New Jersey share

Studio1.6%†64
1 bedroom8.7%†359
2 bedrooms22%898

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

5,200 workers (±436)

Lake Mohawk, New Jersey
New Jersey share

Drive alone68%3,534
Carpool3.6%†185
Public transit1.6%†84
Walk2.9%†151
Bike0.0%0
Work from home23%1,189
Other1.1%†57

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Drive alone (−14.2 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

4,011 workers (±408)

Lake Mohawk, New Jersey
New Jersey share

Under 15 min21%859
15–29 min26%1,038
30–44 min20%814

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Sussex County, the county holding most of Lake Mohawk's residents.

Sussex County has 3,184 employer establishments, 218 for every 10,000 residents (0.88× the US rate of 248; 0.86× New Jersey's), with 32,211 paid employees at an average annual pay of $55,793. The Census Bureau also counts 13,094 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 3,184; 13,094 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 218; US 248 · New Jersey 253
Paid employees: 32,211
Average annual pay: $55,793; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Sussex County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Specialty trade contractors	346	23.6	1.53×More than typical	1,874	$78,902	1,100
Ambulatory health care services	263	18	0.86×About typical	2,220	$56,428	587
Restaurants and other eating places	239	16.3	0.89×About typical	2,618	$24,003	60
Building equipment contractors	165	11.3	1.87×More than typical	1,019	$81,945	267
Services to buildings and dwellings	158	10.8	1.60×More than typical	671	$46,669	535
Construction of buildings	132	9	1.19×About typical	469	$67,670	404
Full-service restaurants	114	7.8	1.01×About typical	1,492	$25,719	19
Personal care services	110	7.5	1.58×More than typical	584	$23,418	229
Landscaping services	107	7.3	2.09×More than typical	462	$52,563	188
Offices of other health practitioners	96	6.6	1.08×About typical	677	$43,440	357
Automotive repair and maintenance	95	6.5	1.29×More than typical	353	$50,054	140
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors	91	6.2	1.88×More than typical	567	$83,519	137

Rank places for an industry Open Sussex County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 146,328 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $144.2K of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Lake Mohawk, New Jersey: $15.17 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $144.2K; −56% vs FY2025
Per resident: $15.17; US $1,994
Sole-source: 0.4%; US 30%
Single offer: 4.2%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$151.9K100%
Defense Logistics Agency$13.9K9.6%
Indian Health Service$2,1361.5%
Department of State$1,7101.2%
Department of the Army$5460.4%

Top recipients

PENNS CONTRACTING INC$145.5K100%
VSS LOGISTICS LLC$8,9496.2%
FIREFIGHTER ONE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY$6,4354.5%
TRANSAERO, INC.$4,3343.0%
MULTISTACK LLC$1,7101.2%

Spending by fiscal year

49.3KFY2017
580.5KFY2018
1.4MFY2019
1.8MFY2020
3.1MFY2021
887.6KFY2022
1.2MFY2023
200.1KFY2024

Top industries (NAICS)

Foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors · 2381$115.7K80%
Nonresidential building construction · 2362$29.8K21%
Other fabricated metal product manufacturing · 3329$10.8K7.5%
Plastics product manufacturing · 3261$8,9496.2%
Boiler, tank, and shipping container manufacturing · 3324$1,7101.2%
Other miscellaneous manufacturing · 3399

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Lake Mohawk, New Jersey, so they do not add up across cities.

Lake Mohawk, New Jersey's figures are part of those of Sussex County, NJ ($18.3M in FY2026), never added to them: 0.8% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Lake Mohawk is mostly in Sussex County.

See federal money in Sussex County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Lake Mohawk, New Jersey is split between congressional districts: each representative is shown with the share of its residents in their district (current boundaries).

House

Senate

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County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Sussex County94100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ68

Other cities and towns in Sussex County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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