Photo: Cashcow at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Haddonfield have higher incomes than those in 98% of U.S. towns
Home is the office for 30% of workers (New Jersey 17%). 3.1% of residents live below the poverty line (New Jersey 9.7%). Haddonfield 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
Work in Haddonfield, in a few figures
A lot of Haddonfield workers cross into Pennsylvania
26% of Haddonfield workers work outside New Jersey, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Philadelphia (22%) is one of the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Home offices are common in Haddonfield
30% of Haddonfield workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. Time on the road ↓
Most Haddonfield residents work close to home
63% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Nearly all the work in Haddonfield is services
88% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 5% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Three in four Haddonfield workers earn over $40,000 a year
76% of Haddonfield’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data. 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.
What’s behind Haddonfield’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Haddonfield is better than 97% of U.S. towns, #35 of 468 in New Jersey. Household income is its strongest input ($200,400, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Haddonfield could be anywhere from A to A+.
22% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where Haddonfield clocks in
22% of workers
7% 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.
The trip to work from Haddonfield: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Haddonfield workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,147 commuters (the 30% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Haddonfield
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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
4,212 jobs are based in Haddonfield.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Haddonfield, 2013 → 2023: 4,367 → 4,212. 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 Haddonfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Haddonfield
On a workday 4,969 residents head out to work, 358 work right here, and 3,854 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.79 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Getting around
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,925 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, 34% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 15.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 96% 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). 3.8% of Haddonfield households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 13% of Haddonfield’s commuters take a bus or train.
Haddonfield next to U.S. towns of 9,000 to 17,000: 102nd of 2,354 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 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
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| 7 | Waldwick NJ | 10,252 | $178K | 1.4% | 2.2% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | Franklin Lakes NJ | 11,180 | $236K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | Hanover Township NJ | 15,105 | $157K | 3.2% | 2.6% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 100 | Warwick Township PA | 14,843 | $155K | 2.8% | 3.0% | 5% | A+ |
| 101 | McCordsville IN | 13,094 | $111K | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
| 102 | Haddonfield NJ | 12,740 | $200K | 3.1% | 3.6% | 7% | A+ |
| 103 | Rendon TX | 14,632 | $118K | 3.7% | 2.4% | 2% | A+ |
| 104 | Lowes Island VA | 11,018 | $221K | 1.6% | 3.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,354 | 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 Haddonfield, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
The towns around Haddonfield
The biggest share goes to Cherry Hill Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Haddonfield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haddonfield | – | A+ | A+ | 30 min | $200,400 |
| Cherry Hill Township | 7% | A− | A | 28 min | $121,502 |
| Ashland | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Westmont | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Haddon Township | under 2% | A− | A+ | 25 min | $115,298 |
| Haddon Heights | under 2% | A | A | 24 min | $133,125 |
| Tavistock | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Barrington | under 2% | A− | A | 27 min | $87,290 |
| Golden Triangle | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Audubon | under 2% | A | A+ | 26 min | $115,789 |
| Lawnside | under 2% | C | A+ | 29 min | $71,607 |
Same-state neighbors only. Ashland, Westmont and Golden Triangle: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Tavistock: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Haddonfield’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 Haddonfield: questions
What is the median household income in Haddonfield?
$200,400 (±$12,551) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Haddonfield?
3.1%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Haddonfield?
30 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Haddonfield work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (22%, 10 mi), Cherry Hill Township (7%, 2 mi), Camden (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Haddonfield walkable?
Haddonfield is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 13.3 out of 20, and 16% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Haddonfield without a car?
13% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 34% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Haddonfield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Haddonfield
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.