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Hardly any work in Interlaken; the top destination outside it is New York City (8%, 30 miles). 63 jobs are based in Interlaken for 290 working residents. For 26% of workers, the job is at home (New Jersey 17%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Interlaken
Interlaken is a place people come home to
There are 63 jobs based in Interlaken, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Interlaken has about 600 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Interlaken’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Interlaken is New York City, NY, 30 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (23) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Interlaken workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 40 minutes each way, against 31 across New Jersey. Over a year that’s about 307 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (26 to 37 minutes). 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; with 290 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Interlaken
On a workday 289 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 62 people come in from elsewhere.
About 600 people are in Interlaken on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Interlaken
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.
From Interlaken, about 40 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Interlaken workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 347 commuters (the 26% 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.
Commuting out of Interlaken: the destinations
Where Interlaken clocks in
8% of workers
6% of workers
3% 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.
Interlaken is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Interlaken, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 63. 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 Interlaken’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns around Interlaken
The biggest share goes to Ocean Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Interlaken workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interlaken | – | — | — | 40 min | $199,167 |
| Ocean Township | 6% | B+ | A | 26 min | $108,626 |
| Wanamassa | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Allenhurst | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Loch Arbour | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Asbury Park | 3% | C+ | A+ | 26 min | $75,544 |
Same-state neighbors only. Wanamassa: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Allenhurst and Loch Arbour: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Interlaken’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 Interlaken: questions
What is the median household income in Interlaken?
$199,167 (±$27,343) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Interlaken?
1.4%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Interlaken?
40 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Interlaken work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (8%, 30 mi), Ocean Township (6%, 2 mi), Asbury Park (3%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Interlaken without a car?
11% 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 Interlaken, from the people who make the trip.
More of Interlaken
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.