Earning a living in Germania
Employers in Germania report 65 jobs for 105 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 17% for New Jersey as a whole. Hardly any work in Germania itself; outside it, Atlantic City draws the most (16%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Germania
On a workday 105 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 65 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.
0.62 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Germania goes to work
Where Germania clocks in
13% of workers
10% 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.
In Germania, 69% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Germania, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 65. 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 Germania’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Germania
of Germania workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 221 commuters (the 0% 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 Germania to work
About 18% 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.
Around Germania: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Germania workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germania | – | — | — | — | $127,869 |
| Cologne | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cologne: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Germania’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 Germania: questions
What is the median household income in Germania?
$127,869 (±$82,579) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Germania?
3.3%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Germania work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Atlantic City (16%, 12 mi), Galloway Township (13%, 6 mi), Egg Harbor Township (10%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Germania without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Germania, from the people who make the trip.
More of Germania
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.