Grenloch has 4.5 jobs for every working resident: 2,036 people commute in to work
A typical one-way commute lasts 24 minutes, where New Jersey has 31 and the U.S. 26. 2,042 jobs are based in Grenloch, against 450 working residents. Only 1% work in Grenloch; the top destination outside it is Philadelphia (14%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Grenloch: the gist
Grenloch fills up on a workday
Grenloch has 2,042 jobs, 4.5 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 2,300 people are in town, 3 times the 670 who live here. Day and night ↓
Jobs in Grenloch have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Grenloch went from 403 in 2013 to 2,042 in 2023, +407%. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Grenloch
67% of Grenloch residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 40% of the jobs based in Grenloch pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% leave town for their job. 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; with 450 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Grenloch on a workday afternoon
On a workday 444 residents head out to work and 6 work right here.
About 2,300 people are in Grenloch on a workday afternoon, 239% more 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.
Jobs in Grenloch: what the 2,042 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grenloch, 2013 → 2023: 403 → 2,042. 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 Grenloch’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting in to Grenloch: where workers come from
Where Grenloch clocks in
14% of workers
9% 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.
About 24 minutes each way, quicker than most of New Jersey
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Grenloch workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 411 commuters (the 13% 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 Grenloch goes to work
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 to Grenloch
The biggest share goes to Washington Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grenloch workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grenloch | – | — | — | 24 min | $148,068 |
| Washington Township | 9% | A | B+ | 29 min | $114,249 |
| Blackwood | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Turnersville | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Blackwood and Turnersville: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Grenloch’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 Grenloch: questions
What is the median household income in Grenloch?
$148,068 (±$68,460) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grenloch?
9.6%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grenloch?
24 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grenloch work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (14%, 16 mi), Washington Township (9%, 2 mi), Gloucester Township (8%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Grenloch without a car?
1% 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 Grenloch, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grenloch
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.