Photo: Apc106 · CC BY-SA 3.0Eastampton Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Measured by household income, Eastampton Township is ahead of 84% of U.S. towns. Employers in Eastampton Township report 1,000 jobs; 3,432 of its residents have a job. Eastampton Township grades A− for jobs and income and B+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Eastampton Township, in a few figures
Fewer jobs are based in Eastampton Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Eastampton Township fell from 2,389 in 2014 to 1,000 in 2024, −58%. 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 ↓
No single place dominates Eastampton Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Trenton, gets only 6% of working residents, and 64% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Eastampton Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Eastampton 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Eastampton Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Eastampton Township is better than 80% of U.S. towns, #247 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Eastampton Township’s grade up (ahead of 88% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.5%, 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, Eastampton Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
What Eastampton Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eastampton Township, 2014 → 2024: 2,389 → 1,000. 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 Eastampton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
6% of working residents work in Trenton
Where Eastampton Township clocks in
6% of workers
5% 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.
A commute of about 26 minutes in Eastampton Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eastampton Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,861 commuters (the 21% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Eastampton Township
On a workday 3,356 residents head out to work, 76 work right here, and 924 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,200 people are in Eastampton Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
The commute from Eastampton Township, by distance
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.
The commute in Eastampton Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Eastampton Township is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns, #370 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Eastampton Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,607 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 0.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 44% 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). 13.7% of Eastampton Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Eastampton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Eastampton Township is 802nd among 3,283 U.S. towns of 4,600 to 8,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Hainesport Township NJ | 6,197 | $143K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Mountain Lakes NJ | 4,649 | $250K | 1.3% | 2.4% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 800 | Hermon ME | 6,982 | $97K | 6.8% | 0.4% | 13% | A− |
| 801 | Taylor Mill KY | 7,144 | $89K | 10.9% | 2.1% | 1% | A− |
| 802 | Eastampton Township NJ | 6,603 | $110K | 5.7% | 5.5% | 2% | A− |
| 803 | Port Sheldon Township MI | 5,480 | $107K | 2.6% | 5.2% | 2% | A− |
| 804 | Gilford NH | 7,898 | $117K | 6.2% | 1.3% | 16% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,283 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 Eastampton Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Work in the towns next to Eastampton Township
The biggest share goes to Mount Holly Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eastampton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastampton Township | – | A− | B+ | 26 min | $110,000 |
| Southampton Township | under 3% | B | C | 32 min | $97,995 |
| Pemberton Township | 2% | B− | C+ | 32 min | $80,843 |
| Mount Holly Township | 3% | B | A | 28 min | $82,798 |
| Westampton Township | under 3% | A | B | 30 min | $126,312 |
| Lumberton Township | under 3% | B+ | B+ | 30 min | $113,440 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eastampton 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 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 Eastampton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Eastampton Township?
$110,000 (±$18,846) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eastampton Township?
5.7%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eastampton Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eastampton Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Trenton (6%, 16 mi), Philadelphia (5%, 20 mi), Mount Laurel Township (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Eastampton Township walkable?
Eastampton Township is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.7 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Eastampton Township without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Eastampton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eastampton Township
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. 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.