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Jobs & commute in Hi-Nella

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Hi-Nella works elsewhere

Working from home is the commute for 10% of workers, next to 17% for New Jersey as a whole. Employers in Hi-Nella report 39 jobs; 522 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Hi-Nella; the top destination outside it is Philadelphia (13%, 13 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

39 jobs based here
Household income
$72K
median · New Jersey $104K
Poverty
5.5%
New Jersey 9.7%
Unemployment
7.2%
New Jersey 6.3% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
29 min
New Jersey 31 · U.S. 26
Work in town
0%
0 of 522 working residents
Work from home
10%
New Jersey 17% · U.S. 15%
What stands out

Getting to work from Hi-Nella, in brief

1jobs for every ten working residents
★ What stands out · Day and night

How many people are in Hi-Nella by day

On a workday 522 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 39 people come in from elsewhere.

522live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
39work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night940
Workday460
940live here− 520head out to work+ 39come in to work= 460on a workday

About 460 people are in Hi-Nella on a workday afternoon, 51% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.07jobs 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 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Commuting out of Hi-Nella: the destinations

Hi-NellaWoodbury HeightsSomerdaleAudubonStratford: 14 residents work here (3%)LindenwoldCamden: 33 residents work here (6%)Philadelphia: 66 residents work here (13%)Evesham Township: 17 residents work here (3%)Washington Township: 18 residents work here (3%)Cherry Hill Township: 33 residents work here (6%)Harrison TownshipMount Laurel Township: 22 residents work here (4%)Mantua TownshipGloucester Township: 13 residents work here (2%)Winslow TownshipPennsauken Township: 12 residents work here (2%)Voorhees Township: 30 residents work here (6%)PhiladelphiaCamdenCherry Hill TownshipVoorhees TownshipMount Laurel TownshipWashington TownshipHi-Nella
1
Philadelphia, PA13.3 mi away
13%66
2
Camden8.3 mi away
6%33
3
Cherry Hill Township4.9 mi away
6%33
4
Voorhees Township3.8 mi away
6%30
5
Mount Laurel Township10.1 mi away
4%22
6
Washington Township6.6 mi away
3%18
7
Evesham Township6.6 mi away
3%17
8
Stratford0.6 mi away
3%14
9
Gloucester Township3.2 mi away
2%13
10
Pennsauken Township9.3 mi away
2%12
Everywhere elseother towns and states
51%264
The top trips

Where Hi-Nella clocks in

13% of workers
13.3 mi awayPhiladelphia, PA66 Hi-Nella residents work here · Jobs & commute →
6% of workers
8.3 mi awayCamden33 Hi-Nella residents work here · Jobs & commute →
6% of workers
4.9 mi awayCherry Hill Township33 Hi-Nella 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

Jobs in Hi-Nella: what the 39 are

Jobs based in Hi-NellaJobs Hi-Nella residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms5%10%
Trade, transport & utilities21%21%
Services: health, schools, offices74%70%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less26%9%
$1,251–$3,333 a month38%22%
Over $3,333 a month36%69%

Who does it

29 or younger49%21%
30 to 5436%55%
55 and older15%24%
−13%

Jobs based in Hi-Nella, 2014 → 2024: 45 → 39. 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 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hi-Nella’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 29 minutes each way for Hi-Nella’s commuters

A year of commuting
222 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Hi-Nella29 min
New Jersey31 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
10%

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

About 1 in 10
How Hi-Nella gets to work
79%Drive alone
12%Carpool
4%Transit
<1%Walk
<1%Bike
3%Other

Share of the 478 commuters (the 9% 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

Hi-Nella’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi30 miPhiladelphia: 13% · 13.3 miCamden: 6% · 8.3 miCherry Hill Township: 6% · 4.9 miVoorhees Township: 6% · 3.8 miMount Laurel Township: 4% · 10.1 miWashington Township: 3% · 6.6 miEvesham Township: 3% · 6.6 miStratford: 3% · 0.6 miGloucester Township: 2% · 3.2 miPennsauken Township: 2% · 9.3 miPhiladelphia 13%Camden 6%Cherry Hill Township 6%Voorhees Township 6%Hi-Nella
Hi-NellaTop destinations (size = commuters)
55%Under 10 mi284 residents
25%10–24 mi130 residents
9%25–50 mi49 residents
11%Over 50 mi58 residents

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

Around Hi-Nella: the bordering towns

The biggest share goes to Stratford (3%).

Stratford: 3% of workers work hereSomerdale: few work hereGloucester Township: 2% of workers work hereStratfordSomerdaleGloucester TownshipHi-Nella
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Somerdale24 min
Hi-Nella29 min
Gloucester Township29 min
Stratford30 min
Stratford3% of Hi-Nella works hereSomerdaleunder 3% of Hi-NellaGloucester Township2% of Hi-Nella works here

Jobs & commute next door

TownHi-Nella workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Hi-Nella–——29 min$72,500
Stratford3%B+A30 min$98,427
Somerdaleunder 3%B−A24 min$85,625
Gloucester Township2%B+A29 min$101,119

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

Darker towns draw more of Hi-Nella’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 2024, 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 Hi-Nella: questions

What is the median household income in Hi-Nella?

$72,500 (±$15,402) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Hi-Nella?

5.5%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Hi-Nella?

29 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Hi-Nella work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (13%, 13 mi), Camden (6%, 8 mi), Cherry Hill Township (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Hi-Nella without a car?

4% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Hi-Nella, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Hi-Nella

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RankingsTop towns in NJShortest commutes, work from home & more

Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.