Photo: Smallbones · Public domainCommercial Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs and income earn Commercial Township C−; getting around on foot earns it D. Employers in Commercial Township report 373 jobs, and 1,764 of its residents work somewhere. Measured by household income, Commercial Township is behind 80% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Commercial Township, in brief
Commercial Township is a place people come home to
There are 373 jobs based in Commercial Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Commercial Township has about 3,400 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Commercial Township workers work from home
Only 4% 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Jobs & income in Commercial Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Commercial Township is better than 17% of U.S. towns, #463 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Commercial Township’s grade up (ahead of 41% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (19.6%, U.S. 12.5%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Commercial Township could be anywhere from D to C+.
Commercial Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,671 residents head out to work, 93 work right here, and 280 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,400 people are in Commercial Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Getting to work from Commercial Township takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Commercial Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,814 commuters (the 4% 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.
17% of working residents work in Vineland
Where Commercial Township clocks in
17% of workers
14% 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.
32% of the jobs in Commercial Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Commercial Township, 2013 → 2023: 382 → 373. 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 Commercial Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Commercial Township works
About 20% 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.
The commute in Commercial Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Commercial Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns, #466 of 468 in New Jersey. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 1,898 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 6.5% of Commercial Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Commercial Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Commercial Township is 3,288th among 3,867 U.S. towns of 3,300 to 6,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| 6 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 13 | Hainesport Township NJ | 6,197 | $143K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,286 | McKees Rocks PA | 5,624 | $41K | 32.1% | 10.2% | 4% | C− |
| 3,287 | Kane PA | 3,463 | $52K | 9.7% | 5.7% | 29% | C− |
| 3,288 | Commercial Township NJ | 4,767 | $56K | 19.6% | 5.8% | 5% | C− |
| 3,289 | Quitman GA | 4,032 | $19K | 42.6% | 2.9% | 16% | C− |
| 3,290 | Haddon Township IN | 3,759 | $63K | 15.0% | 7.0% | 6% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,867 | 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 Commercial Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Next door is work for 15% of Commercial Township
The biggest share goes to Millville (14%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Commercial Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Township | – | C− | D | 30 min | $55,733 |
| Downe Township | under 2% | C | D− | 32 min | $67,708 |
| Maurice River Township | 1% | C− | D− | 29 min | $76,964 |
| Millville | 14% | C+ | A | 25 min | $70,275 |
| Leesburg | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Port Elizabeth | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Dorchester | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Leesburg, Port Elizabeth and Dorchester: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Commercial 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 Commercial Township: questions
What is the median household income in Commercial Township?
$55,733 (±$11,099) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Commercial Township?
19.6%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Commercial Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Commercial Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vineland (17%, 14 mi), Millville (14%, 9 mi), Bridgeton (4%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Commercial Township walkable?
Commercial Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Commercial Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Commercial Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Commercial 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.