Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Gloucester City has higher unemployment (5.4%) than 67% of U.S. towns
Working from home is the commute for 8% of workers (New Jersey 17%). Jobs and income earn Gloucester City C+; getting around on foot earns it A+. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 4.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 43.7 in Jersey City.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Gloucester City and work: the main findings
Commutes from Gloucester City are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 31 across New Jersey. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical New Jersey worker. Time on the road ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
43% of the jobs in Gloucester City are in trade, transport and utilities, against 26% of the jobs its residents hold. 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.
Where Gloucester City’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Gloucester City is better than 43% of U.S. towns, #419 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Gloucester City’s grade up (ahead of 97% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (19.5%, U.S. 12.5%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Gloucester City could be anywhere from C to B+.
About 23 minutes each way, quicker than most of New Jersey
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gloucester City workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,622 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.
The kinds of work in Gloucester City
3,219 jobs are based in Gloucester City.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gloucester City, 2013 → 2023: 2,984 → 3,219. 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 Gloucester City’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Gloucester City on a workday
On a workday 5,034 residents head out to work, 495 work right here, and 2,724 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9,300 people are in Gloucester City on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
0.58 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.
9% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where Gloucester City 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.
How far it is to work from Gloucester City
About 17% 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.
Gloucester City is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Gloucester City is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns, #151 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Gloucester City near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,996 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 88% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 37% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 83% 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). 14.6% of Gloucester City households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Gloucester City’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 2,695 U.S. towns of 8,000 to 16,000, Gloucester City comes 1,782nd 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 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Waldwick NJ | 10,252 | $178K | 1.4% | 2.2% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | Fanwood NJ | 8,035 | $196K | 1.0% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 23 | Oradell NJ | 8,293 | $221K | 3.6% | 2.3% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,780 | Blacklick Estates OH | 8,389 | $69K | 12.7% | 7.5% | 1% | C+ |
| 1,781 | University of Virginia VA | 9,065 | $53K | 23.8% | 10.9% | 22% | C+ |
| 1,782 | Gloucester City NJ | 11,643 | $65K | 19.5% | 5.4% | 9% | C+ |
| 1,783 | Warr Acres OK | 10,552 | $53K | 19.0% | 3.7% | 5% | C+ |
| 1,784 | Thomas Township MI | 11,900 | $80K | 10.6% | 6.6% | 6% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,695 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 Gloucester City, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Gloucester City and its neighbors: 15% work next door
The biggest share goes to Philadelphia (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gloucester City workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucester City | – | C+ | A+ | 23 min | $64,938 |
| Brooklawn | under 3% | B | A+ | 21 min | $59,063 |
| Camden | 6% | C− | A+ | 24 min | $40,546 |
| Haddon Township | under 3% | A− | A+ | 25 min | $115,298 |
| Westville | under 3% | C+ | A+ | 29 min | $70,639 |
| Mount Ephraim | under 3% | B | A | 23 min | $79,804 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gloucester City’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 Gloucester City: questions
What is the median household income in Gloucester City?
$64,938 (±$11,968) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gloucester City?
19.5%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gloucester City?
23 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 Gloucester City work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (9%, 8 mi), Camden (6%, 3 mi), Cherry Hill Township (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Gloucester City walkable?
Gloucester City is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 13.6 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Gloucester City without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. 37% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gloucester City, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gloucester City
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.