Photo: Szeremeta · CC BY-SA 4.0There are 1.9 jobs in Bay Head for every working resident, and 454 people commute in
Only 5% work in Bay Head; the top destination outside it is Brick Township (8%, 3 miles). Bay Head has 465 jobs, and 244 of its residents work somewhere. The trip to work takes 27 minutes on average (New Jersey 31, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Bay Head, in brief
Bay Head’s workforce skews older
40% of Bay Head’s working residents are 55 or older. That’s about two in five. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Bay Head
68% of Bay Head residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 49% of the jobs based in Bay Head pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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 244 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs in Bay Head: what the 465 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bay Head, 2013 → 2023: 184 → 465. 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 Bay Head’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Bay Head by day and by night
On a workday 233 residents head out to work and 11 work right here.
About 1,200 people are in Bay Head on a workday afternoon, 23% more than live here.
1.9 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
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 daily trip into Bay Head
Where Bay Head clocks in
8% of workers
6% 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.
How long Bay Head spends getting to work: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bay Head workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 487 commuters (the 18% 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 Bay Head, by distance
About 15% 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.
Bay Head and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Point Pleasant (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bay Head workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Head | – | — | — | 27 min | $181,667 |
| Point Pleasant | 3% | A | A | 30 min | $115,625 |
| Mantoloking | under 3% | — | — | 46 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mantoloking: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bay Head’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 Bay Head: questions
What is the median household income in Bay Head?
$181,667 (±$70,892) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bay Head?
5.5%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bay Head?
27 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bay Head work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Brick Township (8%, 3 mi), Wall Township (6%, 7 mi), Toms River Township (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bay Head without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bay Head, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bay Head
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.