Barnegat Light Public School · Photo: James Welsh · CC BY-SA 3.0Jobs and the daily commute in Barnegat Light
Working residents average 46 minutes each way (New Jersey 31, U.S. 26). Only 7% work in Barnegat Light; the top destination outside it is Stafford Township (4%, 9 miles). 229 jobs are based in Barnegat Light for 215 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Barnegat Light: the gist
Barnegat Light workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 46 minutes each way, against 31 across New Jersey. Over a year that’s about 353 hours of commuting, 115 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. 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; with 215 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
About 46 minutes each way, longer than most of New Jersey
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Barnegat Light workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 92 commuters (the 16% 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.
The commute from Barnegat Light, by distance
About 32% 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.
A workday in Barnegat Light: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 199 residents head out to work, 16 work right here, and 213 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.07 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.
Where Barnegat Light goes to work
Where Barnegat Light clocks in
4% of workers
4% 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.
What Barnegat Light’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Barnegat Light, 2013 → 2023: 159 → 229. 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 Barnegat Light’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Around Barnegat Light: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Long Beach Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Barnegat Light workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnegat Light | – | — | — | 46 min | $125,417 |
| Ocean Township | under 2% | B− | B+ | 37 min | $100,524 |
| Long Beach Township | 2% | B− | A | 29 min | $113,224 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Barnegat Light’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 Barnegat Light: questions
What is the median household income in Barnegat Light?
$125,417 (±$35,221) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Barnegat Light?
5.9%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Barnegat Light?
46 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Barnegat Light work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stafford Township (4%, 9 mi), New York City (4%, 64 mi), Toms River Township (4%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Barnegat Light without a car?
12% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Barnegat Light, from the people who make the trip.
More of Barnegat Light
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.