Dorchester has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
For 0% of workers, the job is at home, next to 17% for New Jersey as a whole. Employers in Dorchester report 35 jobs; 96 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Dorchester itself; outside it, Vineland draws the most (14%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Dorchester
On a workday 96 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere.
About 76 people are in Dorchester on a workday afternoon, 45% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Dorchester goes to work
Where Dorchester clocks in
14% of workers
8% of workers
6% 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.
97% of the jobs in Dorchester make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dorchester, 2014 → 2024: 19 → 35. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Dorchester’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Dorchester
of Dorchester workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 33 commuters (the 0% 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 it is to work from Dorchester
About 27% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Dorchester and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dorchester workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorchester | – | — | — | — | $79,306 |
| Leesburg | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Commercial Township | under 3% | C− | D | 30 min | $55,733 |
Same-state neighbors only. Leesburg: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dorchester’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 2024, 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 Dorchester: questions
What is the median household income in Dorchester?
$79,306 (±$32,847) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dorchester?
27.0%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Dorchester work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vineland (14%, 14 mi), Millville (8%, 9 mi), Maurice River Township (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Dorchester 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 Dorchester, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dorchester
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.