Egg Harbor Commercial Bank · Photo: Smallbones · CC0Unemployment in Egg Harbor City (5.5%) is higher than in 68% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 1.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 43.7 in Jersey City. Egg Harbor City grades B− for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. For 3% of workers, the job is at home (New Jersey 17%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Egg Harbor City, in a few figures
Few Egg Harbor City workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Commutes from Egg Harbor City are quick
The average trip to work takes 25 minutes, against 31 across New Jersey. That’s about 46 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.
The four measures behind Egg Harbor City’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Egg Harbor City is better than 52% of U.S. towns, #394 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Egg Harbor City’s grade up (ahead of 66% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Egg Harbor City could be anywhere from C− to A.
A commute of about 25 minutes in Egg Harbor City
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Egg Harbor City workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,867 commuters (the 3% 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.
A workday in Egg Harbor City: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,899 residents head out to work, 107 work right here, and 1,502 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 (0.80 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
18% of working residents work in Atlantic City
Where Egg Harbor City clocks in
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.
What Egg Harbor City’s employers do
1,609 jobs are based in Egg Harbor City.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Egg Harbor City, 2014 → 2024: 1,278 → 1,609. 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 Egg Harbor City’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Egg Harbor City
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.
Egg Harbor City is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Egg Harbor City is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns, #68 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Egg Harbor City 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 1,917 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 78% 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 1.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 67% 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). 24.1% of Egg Harbor City households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 11% of Egg Harbor City’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Egg Harbor City ranks: 2,044th of 4,000 U.S. towns of 3,100 to 6,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| 4 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Mountain Lakes NJ | 4,649 | $250K | 1.3% | 2.4% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,042 | Hutchinson Island South FL | 4,175 | $66K | 7.0% | 3.9% | 6% | B− |
| 2,043 | Blennerhassett WV | 3,282 | $88K | 9.3% | 4.7% | 2% | B− |
| 2,044 | Egg Harbor City NJ | 4,426 | $72K | 7.9% | 5.5% | 5% | B− |
| 2,045 | Shallotte NC | 5,335 | $88K | 10.3% | 3.1% | 16% | B− |
| 2,046 | South Bloomfield OH | 4,164 | $76K | 10.8% | 5.5% | 2% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,000 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Egg Harbor City, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Egg Harbor City and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Galloway Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Egg Harbor City workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egg Harbor City | – | B− | A+ | 25 min | $71,711 |
| Washington Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Mullica Township | under 3% | B+ | B+ | 32 min | $93,421 |
| Galloway Township | 9% | B− | A− | 24 min | $91,229 |
Same-state neighbors only. Washington Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Egg Harbor City’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 Egg Harbor City: questions
What is the median household income in Egg Harbor City?
$71,711 (±$20,915) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Egg Harbor City?
7.9%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Egg Harbor City?
25 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Egg Harbor City work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Atlantic City (18%, 15 mi), Galloway Township (9%, 8 mi), Egg Harbor Township (8%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Egg Harbor City walkable?
Egg Harbor City is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 13.6 out of 20, and 17% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Egg Harbor City without a car?
11% of commuters take transit and 24% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Egg Harbor City, from the people who make the trip.
More of Egg Harbor City
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.