Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY 3.0Fieldsboro has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Hardly any work in Fieldsboro; the top destination outside it is Hamilton Township (11%, 6 miles). There are 82 jobs in Fieldsboro, and 208 of its residents work somewhere. A typical one-way commute from Fieldsboro lasts 29 minutes (New Jersey 31, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Fieldsboro
On a workday 207 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 81 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in Fieldsboro on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
Where Fieldsboro goes to work
Where Fieldsboro clocks in
11% of workers
9% 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.
Most jobs in Fieldsboro are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fieldsboro, 2013 → 2023: 38 → 82. 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 Fieldsboro’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Fieldsboro takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fieldsboro workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 293 commuters (the 15% 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 distance from Fieldsboro to work
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.
The towns around Fieldsboro
The biggest share goes to Bordentown Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fieldsboro workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fieldsboro | – | — | — | 29 min | $91,500 |
| Bordentown Township | 5% | A− | B+ | 27 min | $109,832 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fieldsboro’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 Fieldsboro: questions
What is the median household income in Fieldsboro?
$91,500 (±$29,113) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fieldsboro?
7.3%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fieldsboro?
29 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fieldsboro work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hamilton Township (11%, 6 mi), Trenton (9%, 6 mi), Bordentown Township (5%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fieldsboro without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fieldsboro, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fieldsboro
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.