North Plainfield is a medium-sized borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 23,072 people and five associated neighborhoods, North Plainfield is the 83rd largest community in New Jersey.

A relatively large number of people in North Plainfield telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.29% 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.

One downside of living in North Plainfield, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.77 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in North Plainfield use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of North Plainfield‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

The citizens of North Plainfield are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.32% of adults in North Plainfield having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in North Plainfield in 2022 was $35,706, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $142,824 for a family of four. However, North Plainfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

North Plainfield is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call North Plainfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in North Plainfield, accounting for 54.72% of the borough’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of North Plainfield residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in North Plainfield include German, Irish, African, Jamaican, and Italian.

North Plainfield also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 44.31%.

The most common language spoken in North Plainfield is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and French.