Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0There are 1.8 jobs in Echelon for every working resident, and 8,946 people commute in
9,227 jobs are based in Echelon; 5,129 of its residents have a job. Only 5% work in Echelon; the top destination outside it is Philadelphia (14%, 13 miles). For 23% of workers, the job is at home, against 17% across New Jersey.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Echelon: the gist
Echelon is where the jobs are
Echelon has 9,227 jobs, 1.8 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Echelon draws workers from far and wide
The 9,227 jobs in Echelon are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 33%; the other 64% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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 workday shuffle in and out of Echelon
On a workday 4,848 residents head out to work and 281 work right here.
About 17,000 people are in Echelon on a workday afternoon, 31% more than live here.
1.8 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Commuting in to Echelon: where workers come from
Where Echelon clocks in
14% of workers
9% of workers
8% 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 Echelon
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Echelon, 2013 → 2023: 7,952 → 9,227. 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 Echelon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 29 minutes from Echelon
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Echelon workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,358 commuters (the 23% 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.
Echelon’s commute, mile by mile
About 15% 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.
Work in the towns next to Echelon
The biggest share goes to Cherry Hill Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Echelon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Echelon | – | — | — | 29 min | $82,932 |
| Somerdale | under 2% | B− | A | 24 min | $85,625 |
| Gibbsboro | under 2% | B+ | A | 26 min | $100,313 |
| Lindenwold | under 2% | C+ | A | 26 min | $55,954 |
| Ashland | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Lawnside | under 2% | C | A+ | 29 min | $71,607 |
| Cherry Hill Township | 8% | A− | A | 28 min | $121,502 |
Same-state neighbors only. Ashland: 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 Echelon’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 Echelon: questions
What is the median household income in Echelon?
$82,932 (±$15,709) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Echelon?
10.6%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Echelon?
29 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Echelon work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (14%, 13 mi), Voorhees Township (9%, 2 mi), Cherry Hill Township (8%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Echelon without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Echelon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Echelon
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.