Photo: Luigi Novi · CC BY 3.0Diamond Beach draws 177 commuters a day, with 2.0 jobs for every working resident
For 45% of workers, the job is at home, next to 17% for New Jersey as a whole. 177 jobs are based in Diamond Beach; 87 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Diamond Beach itself; outside it, Lower Township draws the most (17%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Diamond Beach on a workday
On a workday 87 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 440 people are in Diamond Beach on a workday afternoon, 26% more 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 daily trip into Diamond Beach
Where Diamond Beach clocks in
17% of workers
14% of workers
9% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Diamond Beach
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Diamond Beach, 2013 → 2023: 115 → 177. 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 Diamond Beach’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Diamond Beach
of Diamond Beach workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 63 commuters (the 45% 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 commute from Diamond Beach, by distance
About 34% 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.
Around Diamond Beach: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Wildwood Crest (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Diamond Beach workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Beach | – | — | — | — | $125,357 |
| Wildwood Crest | 2% | C | A | 19 min | $69,089 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Diamond Beach’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 Diamond Beach: questions
What is the median household income in Diamond Beach?
$125,357 (±$40,533) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Diamond Beach?
0.0%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Diamond Beach work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lower Township (17%, 4 mi), Middle Township (14%, 9 mi), Wildwood (9%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Diamond Beach without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Diamond Beach, from the people who make the trip.
More of Diamond Beach
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.