Photo: Apc106 · CC BY-SA 3.0Earning a living in Allenhurst
Hardly any work in Allenhurst itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (10%, 30 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 30 minutes, where New Jersey has 31 and the U.S. 26. 233 jobs are based in Allenhurst for 178 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Allenhurst
On a workday 178 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 233 people come in from elsewhere.
About 530 people are in Allenhurst on a workday afternoon, 12% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.31 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Allenhurst to work: where people go
Where Allenhurst clocks in
10% of workers
8% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
73% of the jobs in Allenhurst pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Allenhurst, 2013 → 2023: 267 → 233. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Allenhurst’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Allenhurst spends getting to work: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Allenhurst workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 163 commuters (the 14% who work from home are left out). Across New Jersey: 75% drive alone, 10% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far Allenhurst goes to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Allenhurst and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Ocean Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Allenhurst workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allenhurst | – | — | — | 30 min | $99,375 |
| Interlaken | under 3% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Ocean Township | 8% | B+ | A | 26 min | $108,626 |
| Loch Arbour | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Deal | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Interlaken, Loch Arbour and Deal: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Allenhurst’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Allenhurst: questions
What is the median household income in Allenhurst?
$99,375 (±$19,607) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Allenhurst?
5.9%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Allenhurst?
30 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Allenhurst work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (10%, 30 mi), Ocean Township (8%, 2 mi), Long Branch (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Allenhurst without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Allenhurst, from the people who make the trip.
More of Allenhurst
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.