Photo: Ton2cats · CC BY-SA 3.0Deptford Township’s household incomes are higher than in 70% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Deptford Township is better than 74% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns (B+). Only 8% stay in Deptford Township for work; outside it, Philadelphia is the main destination (11%, 13 miles). Working residents average 26 minutes each way (New Jersey 31, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Deptford Township stands out on work
Deptford Township trades workers with the towns around it
Deptford Township has about as many jobs (13,395) as working residents (15,494), but they are mostly different people: 14,329 residents leave for work each day while 12,230 people come in. Only 9% of the jobs in Deptford Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Deptford Township draws workers from far and wide
The 13,395 jobs in Deptford Township are filled from a wide area. Deptford Township’s own residents hold 9% and the ten next-biggest home towns 25%; the other 66% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
45% of the jobs in Deptford Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 23% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Deptford Township
66% of Deptford Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 48% of the jobs based in Deptford Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 92% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Deptford Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 26 minutes, against 31 across New Jersey. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical New Jersey worker. 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.
The four measures behind Deptford Township’s grade
Job access by car holds Deptford Township’s grade up (ahead of 94% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.3%, 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, Deptford Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Deptford Township by day and by night
On a workday 14,329 residents head out to work, 1,165 work right here, and 12,230 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.86 per resident).
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 places Deptford Township commutes to
Where Deptford Township clocks in
11% of workers
4% 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.
What the 13,395 jobs in Deptford Township are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Deptford Township, 2013 → 2023: 12,876 → 13,395. 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 Deptford Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Deptford Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Deptford Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 14,296 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 far Deptford Township goes 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.
In Deptford Township, the car does most of the work
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.0% 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 16,212 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 69% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 15% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 74% 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). 6.2% of Deptford Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Deptford Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Deptford Township is 556th among 1,283 U.S. towns of 23,000 to 44,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 15 | Scotch Plains Township NJ | 25,437 | $184K | 2.5% | 3.2% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Westfield NJ | 32,595 | $233K | 1.8% | 3.6% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Cranford Township NJ | 24,725 | $156K | 2.5% | 3.6% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 554 | Cliffside Park NJ | 26,539 | $93K | 10.8% | 4.4% | 5% | B+ |
| 555 | Lakewood Ranch FL | 43,945 | $123K | 7.4% | 3.7% | 11% | B+ |
| 556 | Deptford Township NJ | 32,600 | $92K | 9.7% | 4.3% | 8% | B+ |
| 557 | East Palo Alto CA | 28,872 | $113K | 10.3% | 5.1% | 5% | B+ |
| 558 | Orcutt CA | 31,454 | $111K | 8.0% | 3.6% | 10% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,283 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Deptford Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
How Deptford Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Washington Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Deptford Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deptford Township | – | B+ | B+ | 26 min | $91,706 |
| Gloucester Township | 2% | B+ | A | 29 min | $101,119 |
| Mantua Township | under 3% | A | B+ | 27 min | $121,875 |
| Sewell | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Washington Township | 4% | A | B+ | 29 min | $114,249 |
| Woodbury Heights | under 3% | A+ | A− | 24 min | $123,083 |
| Wenonah | under 3% | A | A | 29 min | $131,667 |
| Runnemede | under 3% | B+ | A | 27 min | $91,302 |
| Bellmawr | under 3% | B+ | A | 24 min | $76,654 |
| Woodbury | 3% | B− | A+ | 25 min | $77,028 |
| Glendora | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sewell and Glendora: 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 Deptford 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 Deptford Township: questions
What is the median household income in Deptford Township?
$91,706 (±$7,300) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Deptford Township?
9.7%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Deptford Township?
26 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 Deptford Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (11%, 13 mi), Washington Township (4%, 5 mi), Camden (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Deptford Township walkable?
Deptford Township is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 10.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Deptford Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 15% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Deptford Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Deptford 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.