Photo: No machine-readable author provided. JimIrwin assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY 2.5Making a living in Kingston Estates
2,633 jobs are based in Kingston Estates, against 2,827 working residents. Only 2% work in Kingston Estates; the top destination outside it is Philadelphia (15%, 10 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 25 minutes (New Jersey 31, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Kingston Estates apart on work
Kingston Estates trades workers with the towns around it
Kingston Estates has about as many jobs (2,633) as working residents (2,827), but they are mostly different people: 2,772 residents leave for work each day while 2,578 people come in. Only 2% of the jobs in Kingston Estates are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Kingston Estates workers cross into Pennsylvania
26% of Kingston Estates workers work outside New Jersey, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Philadelphia (15%) is one of the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Nearly all the work in Kingston Estates is services
94% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 2% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Kingston Estates are quick
The average trip to work takes 25 minutes, against 31 across New Jersey. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical New Jersey worker. 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.
The daily commute in and out of Kingston Estates
On a workday 2,772 residents head out to work, 55 work right here, and 2,578 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 (0.93 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.
Commuting out of Kingston Estates: the destinations
Where Kingston Estates clocks in
15% of workers
14% of workers
7% 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 Kingston Estates
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kingston Estates, 2013 → 2023: 2,802 → 2,633. 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 Kingston Estates’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 25 minutes in Kingston Estates
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kingston Estates workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,886 commuters (the 12% 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 Kingston Estates
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.
How Kingston Estates compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Mount Laurel Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kingston Estates workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston Estates | – | — | — | 25 min | $108,024 |
| Cherry Hill Mall | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Ellisburg | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Ramblewood | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Mount Laurel Township | 7% | A | B+ | 27 min | $118,802 |
| Maple Shade Township | under 2% | B | A | 26 min | $78,904 |
| Barclay | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cherry Hill Mall, Ellisburg, Ramblewood and Barclay: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kingston Estates’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 Kingston Estates: questions
What is the median household income in Kingston Estates?
$108,024 (±$30,193) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kingston Estates?
5.0%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kingston Estates?
25 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kingston Estates work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (15%, 10 mi), Cherry Hill Township (14%, 1 mi), Mount Laurel Township (7%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kingston Estates without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kingston Estates, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kingston Estates
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.