Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0At 7.3%, unemployment in Carneys Point Township is higher than in 84% of U.S. towns
Working residents average 26 minutes each way, where New Jersey has 31 and the U.S. 26. The two grades for Carneys Point Township are B− for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 55% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Carneys Point Township: the gist
Carneys Point Township trades workers with the towns around it
Carneys Point Township has about as many jobs (3,845) as working residents (4,241), but they are mostly different people: 3,852 residents leave for work each day while 3,456 people come in. Only 10% of the jobs in Carneys Point Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
55% of the jobs in Carneys Point Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 30% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Carneys Point Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 26 minutes, against 31 across New Jersey. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical New Jersey worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
The four measures behind Carneys Point Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Carneys Point Township is better than 50% of U.S. towns, #404 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Carneys Point Township’s grade up (ahead of 87% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Carneys Point Township could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
Who works in Carneys Point Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 3,852 residents head out to work, 389 work right here, and 3,456 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 (0.91 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.
Jobs in Carneys Point Township: what the 3,845 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Carneys Point Township, 2013 → 2023: 3,066 → 3,845. 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 Carneys Point Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Carneys Point Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Carneys Point Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,889 commuters (the 10% 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.
10% of working residents work in Logan Township
Where Carneys Point Township clocks in
10% of workers
5% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Carneys Point Township
About 17% 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.
Getting around Carneys Point Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Carneys Point Township is more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns, #340 of 468 in New Jersey. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 13.2% across New Jersey.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,343 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 81% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 45% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 72% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 15.9% of Carneys Point Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Carneys Point Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 6,100 to 11,800, Carneys Point Township ranks 1,731st of 2,927 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 3 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Hainesport Township NJ | 6,197 | $143K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Waldwick NJ | 10,252 | $178K | 1.4% | 2.2% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | Old Tappan NJ | 6,686 | $205K | 2.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,729 | Clover Creek WA | 7,345 | $95K | 12.6% | 9.5% | 2% | B− |
| 1,730 | Ilion NY | 7,488 | $63K | 14.5% | 2.2% | 13% | B− |
| 1,731 | Carneys Point Township NJ | 8,766 | $79K | 11.9% | 7.3% | 9% | B− |
| 1,732 | Kings Grant NC | 9,003 | $62K | 14.7% | 2.9% | 4% | B− |
| 1,733 | Wharton NJ | 7,618 | $86K | 15.3% | 7.4% | 6% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,927 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Carneys Point Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
The towns next door employ 10% of Carneys Point Township
The biggest share goes to Pennsville Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Carneys Point Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carneys Point Township | – | B− | B+ | 26 min | $79,245 |
| Mannington Township | under 2% | A | B+ | 23 min | $109,271 |
| Pennsville Township | 3% | C+ | B | 24 min | $75,097 |
| Oldmans Township | 2% | A+ | C+ | 26 min | $112,917 |
| Penns Grove | 3% | C− | A− | 21 min | $45,781 |
| Pilesgrove Township | under 2% | A+ | B− | 26 min | $158,281 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Carneys Point Township’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 Carneys Point Township: questions
What is the median household income in Carneys Point Township?
$79,245 (±$8,010) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Carneys Point Township?
11.9%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Carneys Point Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Carneys Point Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Logan Township (10%, 8 mi), Philadelphia (5%, 27 mi), Pennsville Township (3%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Carneys Point Township walkable?
Carneys Point Township is more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 12.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Carneys Point Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. 45% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Carneys Point Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Carneys Point Township
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.