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 4.0Household incomes in Cherry Hill Township are higher than in 89% of U.S. towns
7.5% of residents live below the poverty line, against 9.7% across New Jersey. The two grades for Cherry Hill Township are A− for jobs and income and A for walkability. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 4.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 43.7 in Jersey City.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Cherry Hill Township: the gist
A lot of Cherry Hill Township workers cross into Pennsylvania
19% of Cherry Hill Township workers work outside New Jersey, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Philadelphia (16%) is one of the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Cherry Hill Township draws workers from far and wide
The 47,719 jobs in Cherry Hill Township are filled from a wide area. Cherry Hill Township’s own residents hold 9% and the ten next-biggest home towns 29%; the other 62% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
How Cherry Hill Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Cherry Hill Township is better than 79% of U.S. towns, #254 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Cherry Hill Township’s grade up (ahead of 96% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Cherry Hill Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
16% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where Cherry Hill Township clocks in
16% of workers
6% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Cherry Hill Township
On a workday 29,206 residents head out to work, 4,363 work right here, and 43,356 people come in from elsewhere.
About 94,000 people are in Cherry Hill Township on a workday afternoon, 18% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.42 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 Cherry Hill Township: what the 47,719 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cherry Hill Township, 2013 → 2023: 51,085 → 47,719. 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 Cherry Hill Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes each way for Cherry Hill Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cherry Hill Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 29,019 commuters (the 23% 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.
How far Cherry Hill Township goes to work
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.
In Cherry Hill Township, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Cherry Hill Township is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns, #167 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Cherry Hill Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 37,759 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 82% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 14% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 81% 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). 5.0% of Cherry Hill Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 6% of Cherry Hill Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
172nd of 566: where Cherry Hill Township ranks among U.S. towns of 56,000 to 108,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 55 | Hoboken NJ | 59,027 | $181K | 7.8% | 3.8% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 115 | Parsippany-Troy Hills Township NJ | 56,633 | $112K | 4.8% | 5.4% | 12% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 120 | Franklin Township NJ | 69,105 | $125K | 5.9% | 5.1% | 10% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 170 | Blue Springs MO | 61,632 | $89K | 7.0% | 3.5% | 14% | A− |
| 171 | Toms River Township NJ | 100,899 | $100K | 5.8% | 4.3% | 22% | A− |
| 172 | Cherry Hill Township NJ | 79,965 | $122K | 7.5% | 5.8% | 13% | A− |
| 173 | Shoreline WA | 66,542 | $113K | 8.8% | 4.6% | 7% | A− |
| 174 | Waukesha WI | 70,872 | $84K | 9.8% | 2.7% | 20% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 566 | Albany GA | 66,907 | $47K | 27.5% | 11.2% | 51% | 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 Cherry Hill Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
11% of Cherry Hill Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Mount Laurel Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cherry Hill Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Hill Township | – | A− | A | 28 min | $121,502 |
| Haddonfield | 1% | A+ | A+ | 30 min | $200,400 |
| Maple Shade Township | under 2% | B | A | 26 min | $78,904 |
| Evesham Township | 4% | A | A− | 28 min | $118,670 |
| Marlton | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Mount Laurel Township | 6% | A | B+ | 27 min | $118,802 |
| Lawnside | under 2% | C | A+ | 29 min | $71,607 |
Same-state neighbors only. Marlton: 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 Cherry Hill 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 Cherry Hill Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cherry Hill Township?
$121,502 (±$5,462) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cherry Hill Township?
7.5%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cherry Hill Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cherry Hill Township work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (16%, 10 mi), Mount Laurel Township (6%, 6 mi), Camden (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Cherry Hill Township walkable?
Cherry Hill Township is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 13.0 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cherry Hill Township without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 14% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cherry Hill Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cherry Hill 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.