Photo: Adam Moss · CC BY-SA 2.0Florence Township’s household incomes are higher than in 81% of U.S. towns
For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 7.5 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 43.7 in Jersey City. Poverty touches 5.7% of residents; New Jersey has 9.7%. The two grades for Florence Township are A− for jobs and income and A− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Florence Township at work: what stands out
Jobs in Florence Township have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Florence Township went from 2,492 in 2013 to 6,395 in 2023, +157%. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
68% of the jobs in Florence Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 23% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Florence Township trades workers with the towns around it
Florence Township has about as many jobs (6,395) as working residents (6,311), but they are mostly different people: 5,799 residents leave for work each day while 5,883 people come in. Only 8% of the jobs in Florence Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Florence Township draws workers from far and wide
The 6,395 jobs in Florence Township are filled from a wide area. Florence Township’s own residents hold 8% and the ten next-biggest home towns 32%; the other 60% 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Inside Florence Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Florence Township is better than 83% of U.S. towns, #208 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Florence Township’s grade up (ahead of 92% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Florence Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Jobs in Florence Township: what the 6,395 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Florence Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,492 → 6,395. 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 Florence Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Florence Township
On a workday 5,799 residents head out to work, 512 work right here, and 5,883 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 (1.01 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.
9% of working residents work in Trenton
Where Florence Township clocks in
9% of workers
6% 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.
Commuting from Florence Township: about 29 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Florence Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,756 commuters (the 13% 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.
How far Florence Township goes 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.
Florence Township is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Florence Township is more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns, #314 of 468 in New Jersey. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.8% 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 6,632 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 65% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 36% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 7.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 90% 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). 3.7% of Florence Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Florence Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 9,000 to 18,000, Florence Township ranks 664th of 2,526 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
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| 7 | Waldwick NJ | 10,252 | $178K | 1.4% | 2.2% | 8% | A+ |
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| 18 | Franklin Lakes NJ | 11,180 | $236K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 5% | A+ |
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| 35 | Hanover Township NJ | 15,105 | $157K | 3.2% | 2.6% | 9% | A+ |
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| 662 | Wood Dale IL | 14,081 | $91K | 6.7% | 4.0% | 6% | A− |
| 663 | North Whitehall Township PA | 16,033 | $110K | 5.4% | 4.2% | 7% | A− |
| 664 | Florence Township NJ | 13,385 | $106K | 5.7% | 4.8% | 8% | A− |
| 665 | Shawnee Township OH | 12,542 | $93K | 4.7% | 1.7% | 13% | A− |
| 666 | Signal Hill CA | 11,153 | $113K | 7.1% | 4.9% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,526 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Florence Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Florence Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Burlington Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Florence Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Township | – | A− | A− | 29 min | $105,631 |
| Springfield Township | under 2% | A− | C+ | 27 min | $146,157 |
| Mansfield Township | under 2% | A+ | B | 35 min | $115,595 |
| Burlington Township | 5% | A− | A | 30 min | $104,067 |
| Bordentown Township | 3% | A− | B+ | 27 min | $109,832 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Florence 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 Florence Township: questions
What is the median household income in Florence Township?
$105,631 (±$9,549) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Florence Township?
5.7%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Florence Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Florence Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Trenton (9%, 9 mi), Hamilton Township (6%, 10 mi), Philadelphia (5%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Florence Township walkable?
Florence Township is more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 11.3 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Florence Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 36% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Florence Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Florence 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.