Photo: U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos · Public domainAt 8.2%, unemployment in Egg Harbor Township is higher than in 89% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Egg Harbor Township are B− for jobs and income and B for walkability. About one in seven work in Egg Harbor Township itself; outside it, Atlantic City draws the most (24%, 9 miles). Household incomes here are higher than in 75% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Egg Harbor Township
Commutes from Egg Harbor Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 31 across New Jersey. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical New Jersey worker. Time on the road ↓
Egg Harbor Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Egg Harbor Township went from 12,823 in 2013 to 17,551 in 2023, +37%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Egg Harbor Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Egg Harbor Township is better than 52% of U.S. towns, #392 of 468 in New Jersey. Household income holds Egg Harbor Township’s grade up ($97,190, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Egg Harbor Township could be anywhere from C+ to B+.
About 23 minutes each way, quicker than most of New Jersey
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Egg Harbor Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 20,663 commuters (the 11% 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.
What the 17,551 jobs in Egg Harbor Township are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Egg Harbor Township, 2013 → 2023: 12,823 → 17,551. 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 Egg Harbor Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Egg Harbor Township by day and by night
On a workday 19,454 residents head out to work, 3,356 work right here, and 14,195 people come in from elsewhere.
About 43,000 people are in Egg Harbor Township on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.77 per resident).
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 places Egg Harbor Township commutes to
Where Egg Harbor Township clocks in
5% of workers
4% 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.
How far Egg Harbor Township goes to work
About 16% 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.
Few in Egg Harbor Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Egg Harbor Township is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns, #378 of 468 in New Jersey. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 13.2% across New Jersey.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 23,115 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 24% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 16% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 69% 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). 3.2% of Egg Harbor Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Egg Harbor Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Egg Harbor Township next to U.S. towns of 34,000 to 65,000: 614th of 909 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
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| 42 | Marlboro Township NJ | 42,254 | $186K | 3.5% | 3.6% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 54 | Bridgewater Township NJ | 46,455 | $173K | 4.1% | 3.7% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 93 | Wayne Township NJ | 54,819 | $153K | 3.4% | 4.9% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 612 | La Quinta CA | 39,440 | $99K | 8.8% | 7.3% | 13% | B− |
| 613 | Hempstead NY | 59,819 | $90K | 14.4% | 9.2% | 8% | B− |
| 614 | Egg Harbor Township NJ | 48,435 | $97K | 9.4% | 8.2% | 15% | B− |
| 615 | Athens AL | 34,209 | $70K | 12.2% | 3.1% | 26% | B− |
| 616 | Columbus IN | 52,655 | $77K | 11.3% | 4.7% | 56% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 909 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Bordering towns draw 20% of Egg Harbor Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Galloway Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Egg Harbor Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egg Harbor Township | – | B− | B | 23 min | $97,190 |
| Hamilton Township | 4% | C+ | B+ | 27 min | $78,850 |
| Galloway Township | 5% | B− | A− | 24 min | $91,229 |
| Estell Manor | under 2% | A− | D | 31 min | $97,318 |
| Linwood | 2% | A− | B+ | 23 min | $156,354 |
| Somers Point | 4% | C+ | A+ | 24 min | $71,062 |
| Pomona | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Northfield | 2% | A− | A− | 22 min | $111,599 |
| Margate City | under 2% | A− | A+ | 28 min | $121,800 |
| Pleasantville | 3% | C− | A+ | 22 min | $53,661 |
Same-state neighbors only. Pomona: 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 Egg Harbor 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 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 Egg Harbor Township: questions
What is the median household income in Egg Harbor Township?
$97,190 (±$7,331) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Egg Harbor Township?
9.4%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Egg Harbor Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Egg Harbor Township work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Atlantic City (24%, 9 mi), Galloway Township (5%, 11 mi), Somers Point (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Egg Harbor Township walkable?
Egg Harbor Township is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 8.9 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Egg Harbor Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 16% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Egg Harbor Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Egg Harbor Township
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. 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.