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 3.0Most of Concordia commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Working residents average 31 minutes each way, about the same as across New Jersey. 194 jobs are based in Concordia, against 795 working residents. Hardly any work in Concordia; the top destination outside it is New York City (13%, 36 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Concordia: the figures worth knowing
Concordia’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Concordia is New York City, NY, 36 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (103) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Concordia is a place people come home to
There are 194 jobs based in Concordia, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
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; with 795 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The commute from Concordia, by distance
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 and out of Concordia on a workday
On a workday 792 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 191 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Concordia on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
The towns that employ Concordia’s residents
Where Concordia clocks in
13% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
What Concordia’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Concordia, 2013 → 2023: 98 → 194. 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 Concordia’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Concordia’s commute takes about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Concordia workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 630 commuters (the 12% 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 Concordia compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Concordia workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia | – | — | — | 31 min | $62,206 |
| The Ponds | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Clearbrook | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Whittingham | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. The Ponds, Clearbrook and Whittingham: 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 Concordia’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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Concordia workers work outside New Jersey. The job records count 13% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Concordia: questions
What is the median household income in Concordia?
$62,206 (±$12,131) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Concordia?
6.8%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Concordia?
31 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Concordia work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (13%, 36 mi), South Brunswick Township (4%, 6 mi), Monroe Township (3%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Concordia without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Concordia, from the people who make the trip.
More of Concordia
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.