Most of Bargaintown commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
The average commute takes 20 minutes each way, next to 31 for New Jersey and 26 for the U.S. Employers in Bargaintown report 691 jobs for 2,536 working residents. Only 2% stay in Bargaintown for work; outside it, Atlantic City is the main destination (20%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Bargaintown and work: the main findings
Commutes from Bargaintown are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 31 across New Jersey. That’s about 84 hours a year less on the road than the typical New Jersey worker. Time on the road ↓
Bargaintown has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Bargaintown went from 472 in 2013 to 691 in 2023, +46%. The jobs ↓
Bargaintown is a place people come home to
There are 691 jobs based in Bargaintown, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bargaintown has about 3,500 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Most Bargaintown residents work close to home
60% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How long Bargaintown spends getting to work: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bargaintown workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,306 commuters (the 17% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Bargaintown
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bargaintown, 2013 → 2023: 472 → 691. 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 Bargaintown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Bargaintown, and who commutes in
On a workday 2,493 residents head out to work, 43 work right here, and 648 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,500 people are in Bargaintown on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The commute from Bargaintown, by distance
About 18% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
The towns that employ Bargaintown’s residents
Where Bargaintown clocks in
15% of workers
5% 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.
Bargaintown and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Northfield (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bargaintown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bargaintown | – | — | — | 20 min | $131,973 |
| Northfield | 3% | A− | A− | 22 min | $111,599 |
| Linwood | 2% | A− | B+ | 23 min | $156,354 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bargaintown’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 Bargaintown: questions
What is the median household income in Bargaintown?
$131,973 (±$34,129) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bargaintown?
4.9%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bargaintown?
20 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bargaintown work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Atlantic City (20%, 8 mi), Egg Harbor Township (15%, 1 mi), Galloway Township (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bargaintown without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bargaintown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bargaintown
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.