Photo: Gary Miotla · CC BY 3.0Household incomes in Delran Township top those of 82% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 3.5% of residents; New Jersey has 9.7%. The two grades for Delran Township are A for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. Only 6% stay in Delran Township for work; outside it, Philadelphia is the main destination (9%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Delran Township, in a few figures
Delran Township draws workers from far and wide
The 5,443 jobs in Delran Township are filled from a wide area. Delran Township’s own residents hold 10% and the ten next-biggest home towns 29%; the other 61% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
40% of the jobs in Delran Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 23% of the jobs its residents hold. 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.
Inside Delran Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Delran Township is better than 86% of U.S. towns, #167 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Delran Township’s grade up (ahead of 94% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.2%, 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, Delran Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Where Delran Township’s working residents head each day
Where Delran Township clocks in
9% 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.
Inside Delran Township’s 5,443 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Delran Township, 2013 → 2023: 5,444 → 5,443. 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 Delran Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Delran Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 8,165 residents head out to work, 544 work right here, and 4,899 people come in from elsewhere.
About 16,000 people are in Delran Township on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.62 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 trip to work from Delran Township: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Delran Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,907 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.
The distance from Delran Township 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.
The commute in Delran Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Delran Township is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns, #362 of 468 in New Jersey. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.7% of 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 10,126 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 29% 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 2.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 71% 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). 1.1% of Delran Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Delran Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Delran Township is 477th among 2,023 U.S. towns of 13,000 to 26,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 19 | Hanover Township NJ | 15,105 | $157K | 3.2% | 2.6% | 9% | A+ |
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| 33 | Berkeley Heights Township NJ | 15,140 | $205K | 1.9% | 3.3% | 6% | A+ |
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| 37 | Scotch Plains Township NJ | 25,437 | $184K | 2.5% | 3.2% | 7% | A+ |
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| 475 | Winfield Township IN | 14,879 | $133K | 4.7% | 3.5% | 4% | A |
| 476 | Westborough MA | 22,894 | $142K | 6.3% | 4.3% | 14% | A |
| 477 | Delran Township NJ | 18,909 | $107K | 3.5% | 5.2% | 6% | A |
| 478 | Wekiwa Springs FL | 23,915 | $117K | 5.3% | 4.3% | 5% | A |
| 479 | Grand Chute WI | 24,579 | $78K | 6.0% | 1.4% | 15% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,023 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Delran Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Next door to Delran Township
The biggest share goes to Moorestown Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Delran Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delran Township | – | A | B+ | 28 min | $106,921 |
| Moorestown Township | 5% | A | A− | 26 min | $159,700 |
| Delanco Township | under 3% | A− | B+ | 27 min | $78,710 |
| Willingboro Township | under 3% | B+ | A | 30 min | $98,200 |
| Riverside Township | under 3% | C+ | A | 28 min | $75,833 |
| Cinnaminson Township | 3% | A− | A− | 28 min | $127,606 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Delran 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 Delran Township: questions
What is the median household income in Delran Township?
$106,921 (±$7,554) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Delran Township?
3.5%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Delran Township?
28 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 Delran Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (9%, 10 mi), Mount Laurel Township (6%, 5 mi), Moorestown Township (5%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Delran Township walkable?
Delran Township is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 10.3 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Delran Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Delran Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Delran 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.