Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Cedar Glen West

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Cedar Glen West, NJPhoto: 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 4.0
–Not graded–Not graded
Jobs & commute in Cedar Glen West

Most of Cedar Glen West commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident

Cedar Glen West has 20 jobs for 424 working residents. Hardly any work in Cedar Glen West itself; outside it, Lakewood Township draws the most (15%, 5 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers; New Jersey has 17%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out · In brief

Where Cedar Glen West stands out on work

Cedar Glen West is a place people come home to

There are 20 jobs based in Cedar Glen West, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Cedar Glen West has about 1,100 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

Few Cedar Glen West workers work from home

Only 0% of workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓

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; with 424 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Day and night

How a workday changes Cedar Glen West

On a workday 424 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.

424live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
20work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night1,500
Workday1,100
1,500live here− 420head out to work+ 20come in to work= 1,100on a workday

About 1,100 people are in Cedar Glen West on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.05jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

Time on the road

Each way, about 29 minutes from Cedar Glen West

A year of commuting
223 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Cedar Glen West29 min
New Jersey31 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Cedar Glen West workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Cedar Glen West gets to work
98%Drive alone
2%Carpool

Share of the 584 commuters (the 0% 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 map

The towns that employ Cedar Glen West’s residents

BostonClosterSummitTrenton: 7 residents work here (2%)PatersonMillvilleNew York: 20 residents work here (5%)Southampton TownshipBarnegat TownshipJackson Township: 15 residents work here (4%)Freehold Township: 13 residents work here (3%)Howell Township: 10 residents work here (2%)Lakewood Township: 62 residents work here (15%)Neptune Township: 9 residents work here (2%)Brick Township: 8 residents work here (2%)Manchester Township: 21 residents work here (5%)Toms River Township: 28 residents work here (7%)Cedar Glen WestLakewood TownshipToms River TownshipManchester TownshipNew YorkJackson TownshipFreehold TownshipCedar Glen West
115%62
27%28
35%21
4
New York City, NY46.9 mi away
5%20
5
Jackson Township5.3 mi away
4%15
6
Freehold Township12.9 mi away
3%13
7
Howell Township10.6 mi away
2%10
8
Neptune Township17.3 mi away
2%9
9
Brick Township9.6 mi away
2%8
10
Trenton28.3 mi away
2%7
Everywhere elseother towns and states
54%231
The top trips

Where Cedar Glen West clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

In Cedar Glen West, 85% of jobs are in factories, building or farming

Jobs based in Cedar Glen WestJobs Cedar Glen West residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms85%10%
Trade, transport & utilities5%23%
Services: health, schools, offices10%67%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less5%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month10%25%
Over $3,333 a month85%59%

Who does it

29 or younger20%21%
30 to 5465%45%
55 and older15%34%
+25%

Jobs based in Cedar Glen West, 2014 → 2024: 16 → 20. 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 Cedar Glen West’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Where in the region Cedar Glen West works

10 mi25 mi50 mi55 miLakewood Township: 15% · 5.4 miToms River Township: 7% · 7 miManchester Township: 5% · 7.1 miNew York City: 5% · 46.9 miJackson Township: 4% · 5.3 miFreehold Township: 3% · 12.9 miHowell Township: 2% · 10.6 miNeptune Township: 2% · 17.3 miBrick Township: 2% · 9.6 miTrenton: 2% · 28.3 miLakewood Township 15%Manchester Township 5%New York City 5%Jackson Township 4%Cedar Glen West
Cedar Glen WestTop destinations (size = commuters)
35%Under 10 mi147 residents
22%10–24 mi92 residents
32%25–50 mi137 residents
11%Over 50 mi47 residents

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.

Next door

Around Cedar Glen West: the bordering towns

The biggest share goes to Jackson Township (4%).

Jobs & commute next door

TownCedar Glen West workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Cedar Glen West–——29 min$65,682
Jackson Township4%A−B−33 min$115,511

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Cedar Glen West’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Cedar Glen West: questions

What is the median household income in Cedar Glen West?

$65,682 (±$50,823) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Cedar Glen West?

4.1%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Cedar Glen West?

29 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Cedar Glen West work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lakewood Township (15%, 5 mi), Toms River Township (7%, 7 mi), Manchester Township (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Cedar Glen West without a car?

0% 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 Cedar Glen West, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Cedar Glen West

Cedar Glen West home →

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.