Photo: Smallbones · Public domainWith 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Elmer works elsewhere
Elmer has 407 jobs for 813 working residents. For jobs and income Elmer is better than 77% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns (B). 7% of workers work from home; New Jersey has 17%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Elmer: the gist
Fewer jobs are based in Elmer than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Elmer fell from 767 in 2013 to 407 in 2023, −47%. 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 ↓
Commutes from Elmer 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 813 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Elmer’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
Job access by car holds Elmer’s grade up (ahead of 81% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (9.8%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (2.9%) is left out: Elmer’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Elmer could be anywhere from B to A+.
Jobs in Elmer: what the 407 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elmer, 2013 → 2023: 767 → 407. 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 Elmer’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Elmer: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Elmer workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 581 commuters (the 7% 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 Elmer: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 779 residents head out to work, 34 work right here, and 373 people come in from elsewhere.
About 970 people are in Elmer on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 2023, primary jobs.
9% of working residents work in Vineland
Where Elmer 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.
Miles to work from Elmer
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.
In Elmer, the car does most of the work
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.7% 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 626 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 3.3% of Elmer households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Elmer’s commuters take a bus or train.
Elmer places 704th of 5,877 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 54 | Alpine NJ | 1,759 | $247K | 6.2% | 6.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 72 | Sea Girt NJ | 1,874 | $214K | 3.3% | 4.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 101 | Allentown NJ | 1,741 | $121K | 4.4% | 3.7% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 702 | Brown Township IN | 1,670 | $102K | 4.7% | 0.8% | 2% | A− |
| 703 | Lockport Heights LA | 1,481 | $126K | 7.5% | 0.0% | 2% | A− |
| 704 | Elmer NJ | 1,376 | $95K | 9.8% | 2.9% | 4% | A− |
| 705 | Valatie NY | 1,705 | $100K | 4.1% | 6.5% | 3% | A− |
| 706 | Hammond Township IN | 1,645 | $84K | 4.4% | 1.1% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,877 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Elmer, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Work in the towns next to Elmer
The biggest share goes to Pittsgrove Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elmer workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer | – | A− | B | 26 min | $95,357 |
| Upper Pittsgrove Township | 3% | B | A− | 24 min | $85,521 |
| Pittsgrove Township | 4% | B+ | D | 28 min | $92,917 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Elmer’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 Elmer: questions
What is the median household income in Elmer?
$95,357 (±$9,323) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Elmer?
9.8%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Elmer?
26 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Elmer work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vineland (9%, 13 mi), Philadelphia (8%, 29 mi), Pittsgrove Township (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Elmer walkable?
Elmer is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 9.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Elmer without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Elmer, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elmer
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.