Photo: Smallbones · Public domainFolsom has higher unemployment (8.3%) than 89% of U.S. towns
8% of workers work from home (New Jersey 17%). Jobs and income earn Folsom B; getting around on foot earns it C−. Household incomes here are higher than in 84% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Folsom apart on work
Folsom has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Folsom went from 581 in 2013 to 996 in 2023, +71%. The jobs ↓
Folsom makes and builds things
43% of the jobs based in Folsom are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Folsom residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 15%. The jobs ↓
Most jobs in Folsom pay over $40,000 a year
76% of the jobs based in Folsom pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. 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; with 812 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The figures behind Folsom’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Folsom is better than 63% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Folsom’s grade up ($110,227, 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, Folsom could be anywhere from B− to A−.
A place that makes things: 43% of Folsom’s jobs are in goods
996 jobs are based in Folsom.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Folsom, 2013 → 2023: 581 → 996. 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 Folsom’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Folsom: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 766 residents head out to work, 46 work right here, and 950 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Folsom on a workday afternoon, 10% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.23 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.
12% of working residents work in Hammonton
Where Folsom clocks in
12% of workers
7% 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.
The daily trip from Folsom: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Folsom workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 845 commuters (the 9% 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.
Where in the region Folsom works
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.
Folsom is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Folsom is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 924 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 0.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 47% 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). 2.1% of Folsom households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Folsom’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,656 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,500, Folsom comes 1,507th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 50 | Alpine NJ | 1,759 | $247K | 6.2% | 6.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 71 | Sea Girt NJ | 1,874 | $214K | 3.3% | 4.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 81 | Oldmans Township NJ | 1,954 | $113K | 3.2% | 11.1% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,505 | Walkerton IN | 2,074 | $65K | 6.4% | 2.5% | 22% | B |
| 1,506 | Seaside Park NJ | 2,135 | $84K | 10.3% | 5.2% | 1% | B |
| 1,507 | Folsom NJ | 1,834 | $110K | 7.3% | 8.3% | 6% | B |
| 1,508 | Woodville WI | 1,389 | $80K | 7.4% | 1.3% | 6% | B |
| 1,509 | Pickford Township MI | 1,541 | $100K | 1.7% | 4.6% | 6% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,656 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 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 Folsom, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
The towns next door employ 12% of Folsom
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Folsom workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folsom | – | B | C− | 34 min | $110,227 |
| Buena Vista Township | under 3% | B | C+ | 38 min | $87,581 |
| Newtonville | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Hammonton | 12% | B− | B+ | 31 min | $78,087 |
Same-state neighbors only. Newtonville: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hammonton. Darker towns draw more of Folsom’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 Folsom: questions
What is the median household income in Folsom?
$110,227 (±$17,522) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Folsom?
7.3%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Folsom?
34 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Folsom work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hammonton (12%, 6 mi), Vineland (7%, 12 mi), Atlantic City (5%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Folsom walkable?
Folsom is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Folsom without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Folsom, from the people who make the trip.
More of Folsom
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.