Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Jackson Township works elsewhere
Household incomes here are higher than in 86% of U.S. towns. There are 10,471 jobs in Jackson Township, against 23,285 working residents. Jackson Township grades A− for jobs and income and B− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs & income in Jackson Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Jackson Township is better than 77% of U.S. towns, #263 of 468 in New Jersey. Household income holds Jackson Township’s grade up ($115,511, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (4.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Jackson Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
The daily commute in and out of Jackson Township
On a workday 21,210 residents head out to work, 2,075 work right here, and 8,396 people come in from elsewhere.
About 48,000 people are in Jackson Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
13% of working residents work in Lakewood Township
Where Jackson Township clocks in
13% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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 Jackson Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jackson Township, 2013 → 2023: 10,008 → 10,471. 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 Jackson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 33 minutes from Jackson Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jackson Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 24,392 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.
Miles to work from Jackson 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.
Jackson Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Jackson Township is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns, #419 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Jackson 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 28,002 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 9% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 43% 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). 5.7% of Jackson Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Jackson Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Jackson Township places 266th of 720 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 43,000 to 83,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
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| 31 | Bridgewater Township NJ | 46,455 | $173K | 4.1% | 3.7% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Wayne Township NJ | 54,819 | $153K | 3.4% | 4.9% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | Mount Laurel Township NJ | 47,738 | $119K | 4.1% | 3.9% | 13% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 264 | Dale City VA | 71,016 | $112K | 7.0% | 5.0% | 3% | A− |
| 265 | Fuquay-Varina NC | 48,536 | $115K | 8.2% | 3.6% | 8% | A− |
| 266 | Jackson Township NJ | 61,281 | $116K | 7.9% | 4.6% | 9% | A− |
| 267 | Lincoln CA | 57,367 | $112K | 6.9% | 4.2% | 9% | A− |
| 268 | Bozeman MT | 58,814 | $86K | 13.7% | 3.0% | 56% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 720 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Jackson Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Jackson Township and its neighbors: 21% work next door
The biggest share goes to Lakewood Township (13%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jackson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | – | A− | B− | 33 min | $115,511 |
| Howell Township | 4% | A− | A− | 32 min | $134,854 |
| Plumsted Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 32 min | $103,625 |
| Manchester Township | under 2% | C | C+ | 33 min | $56,885 |
| Lakewood Township | 13% | C | A | 24 min | $65,101 |
| Freehold Township | 4% | A | A− | 31 min | $128,643 |
| Cedar Glen West | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cedar Glen West: 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 Jackson 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 Jackson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Jackson Township?
$115,511 (±$8,158) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jackson Township?
7.9%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jackson Township?
33 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 Jackson Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lakewood Township (13%, 8 mi), Toms River Township (4%, 12 mi), Freehold Township (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Jackson Township walkable?
Jackson Township is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Jackson Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Jackson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jackson 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.