Overview Helmetta is a very small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 2,437 people and just one neighborhood, Helmetta is the 404th largest community in New Jersey. Occupations and Workforce Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Helmetta is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Helmetta is a borough of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Helmetta who work in management occupations (15.15%), office and administrative support (13.08%), and teaching (9.24%). Also of interest is that Helmetta has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Helmetta telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.46% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Setting & Lifestyle One downside of living in Helmetta, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.74 minutes every day commuting to work. Helmetta Demographics The education level of Helmetta ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Helmetta, 43.74% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Helmetta in 2022 was $53,305, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $213,220 for a family of four. Helmetta is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Helmetta home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Helmetta residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Helmetta also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.26% of the borough鈥檚 residents. Important ancestries of people in Helmetta include Irish, German, Italian, Polish, and Ukrainian. Helmetta also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 17.70%. The most common language spoken in Helmetta is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.