With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Gibbstown works elsewhere
Gibbstown has 309 jobs, and 1,870 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% work in Gibbstown itself; outside it, Philadelphia draws the most (7%, 15 miles). Working residents average 30 minutes each way, about the same as across New Jersey.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Gibbstown
Who leaves Gibbstown for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,808 residents head out to work, 62 work right here, and 247 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in Gibbstown on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
Commuting out of Gibbstown: the destinations
Where Gibbstown clocks in
7% of workers
7% 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.
In Gibbstown, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gibbstown, 2013 → 2023: 330 → 309. 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 Gibbstown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 30 minutes each way, about the NJ average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gibbstown workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,507 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.
How far it is to work from Gibbstown
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 Gibbstown
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Gibbstown’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 Gibbstown: questions
What is the median household income in Gibbstown?
$91,250 (±$13,031) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gibbstown?
6.9%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gibbstown?
30 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 Gibbstown work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (7%, 15 mi), West Deptford Township (7%, 5 mi), Greenwich Township (7%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gibbstown without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gibbstown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gibbstown
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.