Most of Beach Haven West commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Beach Haven West report 795 jobs; 1,628 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Beach Haven West itself; outside it, Stafford Township draws the most (16%, 3 miles). Commuters spend 30 minutes getting to work on average, where New Jersey has 31 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Beach Haven West, in a few figures
Stores, warehouses and trucking
58% of the jobs in Beach Haven West are in trade, transport and utilities, against 20% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Beach Haven West’s workforce skews older
37% of Beach Haven West’s working residents are 55 or older. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The kinds of work in Beach Haven West
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Beach Haven West, 2014 → 2024: 595 → 795. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Beach Haven West’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Beach Haven West quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,591 residents head out to work, 37 work right here, and 758 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,300 people are in Beach Haven West on a workday afternoon, 16% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Beach Haven West’s residents
Where Beach Haven West clocks in
16% of workers
5% of workers
3% 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.
The daily trip from Beach Haven West: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Beach Haven West workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,272 commuters (the 11% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Beach Haven West
About 28% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Beach Haven West: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Beach Haven West workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beach Haven West | – | — | — | 30 min | $119,394 |
| Manahawkin | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Manahawkin: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Beach Haven West’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 2024, 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 Beach Haven West: questions
What is the median household income in Beach Haven West?
$119,394 (±$7,516) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Beach Haven West?
3.4%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Beach Haven West?
30 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Beach Haven West work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stafford Township (16%, 3 mi), Toms River Township (5%, 22 mi), Lakewood Township (3%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Beach Haven West without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Beach Haven West, from the people who make the trip.
More of Beach Haven West
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.