With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Fort Dix works elsewhere
Employers in Fort Dix report 576 jobs, and 1,332 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Fort Dix; the top destination outside it is Philadelphia (6%, 28 miles). For 7% of workers, the job is at home, next to 17% for New Jersey as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Fort Dix at work: what stands out
Commutes from Fort Dix are quick
The average trip to work takes 15 minutes, against 31 across New Jersey. That’s about 123 hours a year less on the road than the typical New Jersey worker. Time on the road ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Fort Dix than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Fort Dix fell from 1,501 in 2013 to 576 in 2023, −62%. 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 ↓
The jobs in Fort Dix pay better than its residents’ jobs
87% of the jobs based in Fort Dix pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 62% of the jobs Fort Dix residents hold. 99% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Fort Dix. 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.
About 15 minutes each way, quicker than most of New Jersey
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fort Dix workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,563 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.
Fort Dix is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fort Dix, 2013 → 2023: 1,501 → 576. 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 Fort Dix’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Fort Dix
On a workday 1,328 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 572 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.
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 Fort Dix commutes to
Where Fort Dix clocks in
6% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
Where in the region Fort Dix works
About 30% 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.
Work in the towns next to Fort Dix
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fort Dix workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Dix | – | — | — | 15 min | $92,303 |
| McGuire AFB | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Wrightstown | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Juliustown | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. McGuire AFB and Juliustown: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Wrightstown: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fort Dix’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 Fort Dix: questions
What is the median household income in Fort Dix?
$92,303 (±$18,925) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fort Dix?
5.8%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fort Dix?
15 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 Fort Dix work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (6%, 28 mi), New York City (4%, 58 mi), Hamilton Township (3%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fort Dix without a car?
0% 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 Fort Dix, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fort Dix
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.