Photo: Jonathan Arbes · CC BY 3.0Where Deal earns its living
Only 3% stay in Deal for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (9%, 29 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 33 minutes (New Jersey 31, U.S. 26). Employers in Deal report 224 jobs, against 335 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Deal at work: what stands out
Deal’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Deal is New York City, NY, 29 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (30) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Deal than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Deal fell from 331 in 2013 to 224 in 2023, −32%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Deal averages 33 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (26 to 30 minutes). Next door ↓
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 335 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The distance from Deal 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.
Jobs in Deal: what the 224 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Deal, 2013 → 2023: 331 → 224. 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 Deal’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Deal
On a workday 326 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 215 people come in from elsewhere.
About 780 people are in Deal on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.67 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Deal’s residents
Where Deal clocks in
9% of workers
7% 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.
Getting to work from Deal takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Deal workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 245 commuters (the 13% 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.
Work next door: 10% of Deal’s workers
The biggest share goes to Ocean Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Deal workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deal | – | — | — | 33 min | $113,854 |
| Ocean Township | 7% | B+ | A | 26 min | $108,626 |
| Long Branch | 3% | C+ | A | 30 min | $79,653 |
| Allenhurst | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Allenhurst: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Deal’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 Deal: questions
What is the median household income in Deal?
$113,854 (±$28,067) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Deal?
8.3%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Deal?
33 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Deal work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (9%, 29 mi), Ocean Township (7%, 2 mi), Neptune Township (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Deal without a car?
9% 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 Deal, from the people who make the trip.
More of Deal
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.