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Jobs & commute in Greenwich Township

With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Greenwich Township works elsewhere

Only 2% work in Greenwich Township; the top destination outside it is Vineland (12%, 20 miles). 57 jobs are based in Greenwich Township, and 322 of its residents work somewhere. A typical one-way commute lasts 29 minutes, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out

Work in Greenwich Township: the figures worth knowing

★ What stands out · Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Greenwich Township

On a workday 317 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 52 people come in from elsewhere.

317live here, work elsewhere
5live and work here
52work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night780
Workday510
780live here− 320head out to work+ 52come in to work= 510on a workday

About 510 people are in Greenwich Township on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.18jobs 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

The places Greenwich Township commutes to

DoverSalem: 7 residents work here (2%)Bridgeton: 29 residents work here (9%)Trenton: 14 residents work here (4%)Atlantic City: 6 residents work here (2%)Millville: 16 residents work here (5%)Vineland: 38 residents work here (12%)Philadelphia: 6 residents work here (2%)Greenwich TownshipDowne TownshipHopewell Township: 18 residents work here (6%)Lower Alloways Creek TownshipQuinton TownshipStow Creek Township: 8 residents work here (2%)Upper Deerfield Township: 16 residents work here (5%)Fairfield TownshipPennsville TownshipVinelandBridgetonHopewell TownshipMillvilleUpper Deerfield TownshipTrentonGreenwich Township
1
Vineland20.5 mi away
12%38
2
Bridgeton7.9 mi away
9%29
36%18
4
Millville16.8 mi away
5%16
55%16
6
Trenton65.7 mi away
4%14
72%8
8
Salem13.2 mi away
2%7
9
Atlantic City49.1 mi away
2%6
10
Philadelphia, PA44.3 mi away
2%6
Everywhere elseother towns and states
51%164
The top trips

Where Greenwich Township clocks in

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

67% of the jobs in Greenwich Township pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in Greenwich TownshipJobs Greenwich Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms16%19%
Trade, transport & utilities51%18%
Services: health, schools, offices33%63%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less16%8%
$1,251–$3,333 a month18%25%
Over $3,333 a month67%67%

Who does it

29 or younger14%17%
30 to 5444%55%
55 and older42%28%
+90%

Jobs based in Greenwich Township, 2013 → 2023: 30 → 57. 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 Greenwich Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

A commute of about 29 minutes in Greenwich Township

A year of commuting
225 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Greenwich Township29 min
New Jersey31 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
14%

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

About 1 in 10
How Greenwich Township gets to work
91%Drive alone
5%Carpool
1%Transit
2%Other

Share of the 242 commuters (the 14% 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

Greenwich Township’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi75 miVineland: 12% · 20.5 miBridgeton: 9% · 7.9 miHopewell Township: 6% · 5.7 miMillville: 5% · 16.8 miUpper Deerfield Township: 5% · 10.6 miTrenton: 4% · 65.7 miStow Creek Township: 2% · 3.8 miSalem: 2% · 13.2 miAtlantic City: 2% · 49.1 miPhiladelphia: 2% · 44.3 miVineland 12%Bridgeton 9%Hopewell Township 6%Millville 5%Upper Deerfield Township 5%Greenwich Township
Greenwich TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
26%Under 10 mi84 residents
30%10–24 mi96 residents
21%25–50 mi67 residents
23%Over 50 mi72 residents

About 23% 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

Greenwich Township and its neighbors

The biggest share goes to Hopewell Township (6%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Hopewell Township22 min
Fairfield Township25 min
Greenwich Township29 min
Lower Alloways Creek Township30 min
Stow Creek Township31 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownGreenwich Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Greenwich Township–——29 min$83,125
Stow Creek Township2%B+B−31 min$105,139
Lower Alloways Creek Townshipunder 2%BD−30 min$80,000
Hopewell Township6%B+B+22 min$100,202
Fairfield Townshipunder 2%CC+25 min$60,929

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

Darker towns draw more of Greenwich Township’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 Greenwich Township: questions

What is the median household income in Greenwich Township?

$83,125 (±$19,724) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Greenwich Township?

7.5%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Greenwich Township?

29 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Greenwich Township work?

2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vineland (12%, 20 mi), Bridgeton (9%, 8 mi), Hopewell Township (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Greenwich Township without a car?

1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Greenwich Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Greenwich Township

Greenwich Township home →

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.