Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Gouldtown

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Trinity AME Gouldtown NJPhoto: Smallbones · Public domain
–Not graded–Not graded
Jobs & commute in Gouldtown

With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Gouldtown works elsewhere

Employers in Gouldtown report 232 jobs, against 657 working residents. Only 1% work in Gouldtown; the top destination outside it is Vineland (16%, 11 miles). For 6% 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

232 jobs based here
Household income
$56K
median · New Jersey $104K
Poverty
9.1%
New Jersey 9.7%
Unemployment
11.8%
New Jersey 6.3% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
27 min
New Jersey 31 · U.S. 26
Work in town
1%
9 of 657 working residents
Work from home
6%
New Jersey 17% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

How many people are in Gouldtown by day

On a workday 648 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 223 people come in from elsewhere.

648live here, work elsewhere
9live and work here
223work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night1,500
Workday1,100
1,500live here− 650head out to work+ 220come in to work= 1,100on a workday

About 1,100 people are in Gouldtown on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.35jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Commuting out of Gouldtown: the destinations

NewfieldBridgeton: 92 residents work here (14%)Trenton: 22 residents work here (3%)CamdenAtlantic City: 10 residents work here (2%)Millville: 35 residents work here (5%)Vineland: 108 residents work here (16%)Hopewell Township: 14 residents work here (2%)Franklin TownshipLogan Township: 10 residents work here (2%)Gloucester TownshipDeerfield Township: 18 residents work here (3%)Upper Deerfield Township: 22 residents work here (3%)Fairfield Township: 31 residents work here (5%)GouldtownVinelandBridgetonMillvilleFairfield TownshipTrentonUpper Deerfield TownshipGouldtown
1
Vineland10.9 mi away
16%108
2
Bridgeton2.2 mi away
14%92
3
Millville7.5 mi away
5%35
4
Fairfield Township3.9 mi away
5%31
5
Trenton60.3 mi away
3%22
6
Upper Deerfield Township5.7 mi away
3%22
7
Deerfield Township4.4 mi away
3%18
8
Hopewell Township5 mi away
2%14
9
Atlantic City39.6 mi away
2%10
10
Logan Township27.5 mi away
2%10
Everywhere elseother towns and states
45%295
The top trips

Where Gouldtown clocks in

16% of workers
10.9 mi awayVineland108 Gouldtown residents work here · Jobs & commute →
14% of workers
2.2 mi awayBridgeton92 Gouldtown residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5% of workers
7.5 mi awayMillville35 Gouldtown residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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 jobs

Gouldtown makes things: 70% of its jobs are in goods

Jobs based in GouldtownJobs Gouldtown residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms70%21%
Trade, transport & utilities6%21%
Services: health, schools, offices24%58%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less8%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month21%32%
Over $3,333 a month71%56%

Who does it

29 or younger27%21%
30 to 5449%54%
55 and older24%25%
+29%

Jobs based in Gouldtown, 2013 → 2023: 180 → 232. 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 Gouldtown’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Getting to work from Gouldtown takes about 27 minutes

A year of commuting
205 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Gouldtown27 min
New Jersey31 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
6%

of Gouldtown workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Gouldtown gets to work
75%Drive alone
20%Carpool
4%Transit
<1%Bike

Share of the 598 commuters (the 6% 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

Gouldtown’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi70 miVineland: 16% · 10.9 miBridgeton: 14% · 2.2 miMillville: 5% · 7.5 miFairfield Township: 5% · 3.9 miTrenton: 3% · 60.3 miUpper Deerfield Township: 3% · 5.7 miDeerfield Township: 3% · 4.4 miHopewell Township: 2% · 5 miAtlantic City: 2% · 39.6 miLogan Township: 2% · 27.5 miVineland 16%Bridgeton 14%Millville 5%Fairfield Township 5%Trenton 3%Gouldtown
GouldtownTop destinations (size = commuters)
45%Under 10 mi295 residents
16%10–24 mi103 residents
20%25–50 mi129 residents
19%Over 50 mi125 residents

About 19% 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.

Next door

The towns next door employ 14% of Gouldtown

Bridgeton: 14% of workers work hereBridgetonGouldtown
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%
Bridgeton14% of Gouldtown works here

Jobs & commute next door

TownGouldtown workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Gouldtown–——27 min$55,789
Bridgeton14%C−A−29 min$55,781

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Bridgeton. Darker towns draw more of Gouldtown’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Gouldtown: questions

What is the median household income in Gouldtown?

$55,789 (±$6,637) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Gouldtown?

9.1%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Gouldtown?

27 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Gouldtown work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vineland (16%, 11 mi), Bridgeton (14%, 2 mi), Millville (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Gouldtown without a car?

4% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Gouldtown, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Gouldtown

Gouldtown home →
$1,233median rent
HousingLive where you work?Homes and rent in Gouldtown
27min commute
HandbookGetting around GouldtownRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in NJShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.