Photo: Bowlnmike · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Clementon commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 4.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 43.7 in Jersey City. Employers in Clementon report 1,190 jobs, against 2,290 working residents. The two grades for Clementon are B− for jobs and income and A+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Clementon apart
No single place dominates Clementon’s commute
The biggest draw, Philadelphia, PA, gets only 8% of working residents, and 60% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Clementon residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Clementon are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 31 across New Jersey. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical New Jersey worker. Time on the road ↓
Nearly all the work in Clementon is services
85% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 2% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Clementon’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Clementon is better than 46% of U.S. towns, #413 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Clementon’s grade up (ahead of 93% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (7.0%, U.S. 5.2%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Clementon could be anywhere from C to A.
8% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where Clementon clocks in
8% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
Clementon’s commute takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clementon workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,419 commuters (the 6% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clementon, 2013 → 2023: 1,165 → 1,190. 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 Clementon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Clementon: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 2,227 residents head out to work, 63 work right here, and 1,127 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,600 people are in Clementon 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.
How far it is to work from Clementon
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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Clementon
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Clementon is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns, #73 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Clementon 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 2,582 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 61% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 82% 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). 15.3% of Clementon households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Clementon’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Clementon ranks: 2,096th of 3,527 U.S. towns of 4,000 to 7,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| 4 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Hainesport Township NJ | 6,197 | $143K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,094 | Vigo Township IN | 4,014 | $59K | 9.7% | 1.2% | 7% | B− |
| 2,095 | Baldwin GA | 4,240 | $59K | 20.2% | 0.7% | 4% | B− |
| 2,096 | Clementon NJ | 5,744 | $63K | 10.8% | 7.0% | 3% | B− |
| 2,097 | Obetz OH | 7,342 | $87K | 17.4% | 8.3% | 5% | B− |
| 2,098 | Knox Township IL | 4,785 | $82K | 11.3% | 4.8% | 9% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,527 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Clementon, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
The towns around Clementon
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clementon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clementon | – | B− | A+ | 23 min | $62,979 |
| Lindenwold | under 3% | C+ | A | 26 min | $55,954 |
| Pine Hill | under 3% | C+ | A− | 32 min | $72,588 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Clementon’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 Clementon: questions
What is the median household income in Clementon?
$62,979 (±$7,466) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clementon?
10.8%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clementon?
23 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clementon work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (8%, 17 mi), Cherry Hill Township (6%, 7 mi), Voorhees Township (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Clementon walkable?
Clementon is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 14.8 out of 20, and 12% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Clementon without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. 61% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Clementon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clementon
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.