Laurel Lake has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
Hardly any work in Laurel Lake; the top destination outside it is Vineland (19%, 10 miles). Laurel Lake has 39 jobs, and 1,072 of its residents work somewhere. For 4% of workers, the job is at home, next to 17% for New Jersey as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Laurel Lake
Laurel Lake is a place people come home to
There are 39 jobs based in Laurel Lake, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Laurel Lake has about 1,600 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Laurel Lake workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 Laurel Lake
On a workday 1,068 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Laurel Lake on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
The trip to work from Laurel Lake: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Laurel Lake workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,080 commuters (the 3% 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.
Where Laurel Lake goes to work
Where Laurel Lake clocks in
19% of workers
14% 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.
In Laurel Lake, 44% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Laurel Lake, 2013 → 2023: 62 → 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Laurel Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Laurel Lake goes to work
About 19% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
14% of Laurel Lake works in a town next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Laurel Lake workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Lake | – | — | — | 27 min | $55,574 |
| Millville | 14% | C+ | A | 25 min | $70,275 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Millville. Darker towns draw more of Laurel Lake’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 Laurel Lake: questions
What is the median household income in Laurel Lake?
$55,574 (±$8,342) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Laurel Lake?
22.8%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Laurel Lake?
27 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Laurel Lake work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vineland (19%, 10 mi), Millville (14%, 5 mi), Commercial Township (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Laurel Lake without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Laurel Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Laurel Lake
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.