Photo: Saucemaster · CC BY-SA 3.0Haddon Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Measured by household income, Haddon Township is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns. Employers in Haddon Township report 2,358 jobs, and 7,436 of its residents work somewhere. Haddon Township grades A− for jobs and income and A+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Haddon Township, in brief
A lot of Haddon Township workers cross into Pennsylvania
19% of Haddon Township workers work outside New Jersey, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Philadelphia (17%) is one of the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Haddon Township
71% of Haddon Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 46% of the jobs based in Haddon Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Most Haddon Township residents work close to home
65% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
Commutes from Haddon Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 25 minutes, against 31 across New Jersey. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical New Jersey worker. Time on the road ↓
Home offices are common in Haddon Township
25% of Haddon Township workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. Time on the road ↓
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.
Haddon Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Haddon Township is better than 77% of U.S. towns, #267 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Haddon Township’s grade up (ahead of 97% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (7.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Haddon Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
17% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where Haddon Township clocks in
17% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
The kinds of work in Haddon Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Haddon Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,206 → 2,358. 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 Haddon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Haddon Township
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.
Commuting from Haddon Township: about 25 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Haddon Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,196 commuters (the 25% 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.
Who commutes out of Haddon Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 7,177 residents head out to work, 259 work right here, and 2,099 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in Haddon Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Haddon Township is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Haddon Township is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns, #99 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Haddon Township 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 8,229 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 20% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 6.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 89% 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). 9.4% of Haddon Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 9% of Haddon Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Haddon Township is 785th of 2,109 U.S. towns of 11,000 to 21,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
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| 12 | Franklin Lakes NJ | 11,180 | $236K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 5% | A+ |
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| 27 | Hanover Township NJ | 15,105 | $157K | 3.2% | 2.6% | 9% | A+ |
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| 36 | East Greenwich Township NJ | 12,610 | $149K | 2.0% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
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| 783 | Meridianville AL | 11,150 | $97K | 4.9% | 4.2% | 2% | A− |
| 784 | Willowick OH | 14,178 | $77K | 5.7% | 3.8% | 3% | A− |
| 785 | Haddon Township NJ | 15,649 | $115K | 5.9% | 7.6% | 3% | A− |
| 786 | Manchester Township PA | 20,061 | $96K | 7.8% | 4.0% | 10% | A− |
| 787 | Gold Canyon AZ | 13,107 | $93K | 3.8% | 3.8% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,109 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Haddon Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
The towns next door employ 18% of Haddon Township
The biggest share goes to Cherry Hill Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Haddon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haddon Township | – | A− | A+ | 25 min | $115,298 |
| Collingswood | 5% | B+ | A+ | 26 min | $90,184 |
| Haddonfield | under 3% | A+ | A+ | 30 min | $200,400 |
| Golden Triangle | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Cherry Hill Township | 7% | A− | A | 28 min | $121,502 |
| Gloucester City | under 3% | C+ | A+ | 23 min | $64,938 |
| Audubon | under 3% | A | A+ | 26 min | $115,789 |
| Camden | 6% | C− | A+ | 24 min | $40,546 |
| Mount Ephraim | under 3% | B | A | 23 min | $79,804 |
| Oaklyn | under 3% | B+ | A+ | 25 min | $84,394 |
Same-state neighbors only. Golden Triangle: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Haddon Township’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 Haddon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Haddon Township?
$115,298 (±$11,774) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Haddon Township?
5.9%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Haddon Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Haddon Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (17%, 8 mi), Cherry Hill Township (7%, 4 mi), Camden (6%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Haddon Township walkable?
Haddon Township is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 14.0 out of 20, and 11% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Haddon Township without a car?
9% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 20% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Haddon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Haddon Township
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.