Photo: Smallbones · Public domainMost of Cape May Point commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
57 jobs are based in Cape May Point for 114 working residents. Only 2% stay in Cape May Point for work; outside it, Cape May is the main destination (21%, 4 miles). Commuters spend 16 minutes getting to work on average, 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
Who commutes out of Cape May Point, and who commutes in
On a workday 112 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 55 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Cape May 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.
The towns that employ Cape May Point’s residents
Where Cape May Point clocks in
16% of workers
11% 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 Cape May Point’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cape May Point, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 57. 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 Cape May Point’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Cape May Point’s commute takes about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cape May Point workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 39 commuters (the 19% 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.
Miles to work from Cape May Point
About 35% 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.
Bordering towns draw 16% of Cape May Point’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cape May Point workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape May Point | – | — | — | 16 min | $86,125 |
| Lower Township | 16% | C+ | A− | 19 min | $84,962 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Lower Township. Darker towns draw more of Cape May 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 Cape May Point: questions
What is the median household income in Cape May Point?
$86,125 (±$9,413) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cape May Point?
8.0%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cape May Point?
16 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cape May Point work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cape May (21%, 4 mi), Lower Township (16%, 4 mi), Middle Township (11%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cape May Point without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cape May Point, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cape May 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.