With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Beesleys Point works elsewhere
Beesleys Point has 110 jobs, against 361 working residents. Hardly any stay in Beesleys Point for work; outside it, Ocean City is the main destination (12%, 2 miles). Working residents average 18 minutes each way, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Beesleys Point, in brief
Commutes from Beesleys Point are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 31 across New Jersey. That’s about 100 hours a year less on the road than the typical New Jersey worker. Time on the road ↓
Beesleys Point is a place people come home to
There are 110 jobs based in Beesleys Point, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
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 361 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
About 18 minutes to work from Beesleys Point
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Beesleys Point workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 551 commuters (the 20% 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.
Who commutes out of Beesleys Point, and who commutes in
On a workday 358 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 107 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Beesleys Point on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
Commuting out of Beesleys Point: the destinations
Where Beesleys Point clocks in
12% of workers
11% of workers
9% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Beesleys Point
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Beesleys Point, 2013 → 2023: 151 → 110. 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 Beesleys Point’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Beesleys Point
About 19% 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.
How Beesleys Point compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Beesleys Point workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beesleys Point | – | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Marmora | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Marmora: 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 Beesleys Point’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 Beesleys Point: questions
What is the poverty rate in Beesleys Point?
2.0%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Beesleys Point?
18 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Beesleys Point work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ocean City (12%, 2 mi), Upper Township (11%, 5 mi), Middle Township (9%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Beesleys Point without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Beesleys Point, from the people who make the trip.
More of Beesleys Point
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.