Jobstown has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
103 jobs are based in Jobstown, and 185 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Jobstown; the top destination outside it is Philadelphia (6%, 23 miles). Working from home is the commute for 23% of workers, next to 17% for New Jersey as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Jobstown
On a workday 184 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 102 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Jobstown on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Jobstown to work: where people go
Where Jobstown clocks in
6% of workers
6% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Jobstown
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jobstown, 2014 → 2024: 138 → 103. 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 Jobstown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 40 minutes each way, longer than most of New Jersey
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jobstown workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 104 commuters (the 23% 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.
The commute from Jobstown, by distance
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.
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.
Jobs and commuting in Jobstown: questions
What is the median household income in Jobstown?
$94,500 (±$13,704) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jobstown?
3.1%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jobstown?
40 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jobstown work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (6%, 23 mi), Springfield Township (6%, 1 mi), Hamilton Township (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Jobstown without a car?
0% 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 Jobstown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jobstown
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.