Photo: Isablidine · CC BY-SA 3.0Unemployment in Lawnside (11.5%) is higher than in 97% of U.S. towns
Jobs & income C: better than 35% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #436 of 468 in New Jersey.
Walkability A+: more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns · #143 of 468 in New Jersey.
Household incomes here are lower than in 56% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 29 minutes each way (New Jersey 31, U.S. 26). Only 5% work in Lawnside; the top destination outside it is Philadelphia (10%, 11 miles).
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 9.3 transit trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 43.7 in Jersey City (EPA, 2020 schedules).
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 Lawnside
Stores, warehouses and trucking
88% of the jobs in Lawnside are in trade, transport and utilities, against 23% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Lawnside is where the jobs are
Lawnside has 3,180 jobs, 2.5 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 5,200 people are in town, 57% more than the 3,300 who live here. Day and night ↓
Lawnside has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Lawnside went from 2,191 in 2013 to 3,180 in 2023, +45%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What’s behind Lawnside’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lawnside is better than 35% of U.S. towns, #436 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Lawnside’s grade up (ahead of 96% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (11.5%, U.S. 5.2%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lawnside could be anywhere from C− to B.
What the 3,180 jobs in Lawnside are
3,180 jobs are based in Lawnside. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lawnside’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lawnside, 2013 → 2023: 2,191 → 3,180. 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.
Lawnside fills up on a workday
On a workday 1,217 residents head out to work, 60 work right here, and 3,120 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,200 people are in Lawnside on a workday afternoon, 57% more than live here.
2.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Lawnside’s workers come from
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Lawnside clocks in
10% of workers
7% of workers
7% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
About 29 minutes each way, about the NJ average
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lawnside workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,410 commuters (the 5% 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.
Half of Lawnside commutes less than 10 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 16% 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.
Lawnside is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lawnside is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns, #143 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Lawnside 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 1,482 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 19% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 9.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 93% 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). 14.3% of Lawnside households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 13% of Lawnside’s commuters take a bus or train.
Lawnside is 3,013th of 4,593 U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,500 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Lawnside, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | Harding Township NJ | 3,949 | $222K | 3.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Haworth NJ | 3,422 | $237K | 3.7% | 2.5% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,011 | Fowlerville MI | 2,874 | $46K | 14.2% | 4.3% | 8% | C |
| 3,012 | Pequot Lakes MN | 2,483 | $64K | 6.6% | 10.4% | 15% | C |
| 3,013 | Lawnside NJ | 3,340 | $72K | 20.4% | 11.5% | 5% | C |
| 3,014 | Ebensburg PA | 3,228 | $58K | 9.5% | 5.3% | 12% | C |
| 3,015 | Prospect Township KS | 2,548 | $59K | 10.5% | 2.2% | 2% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,593 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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.
11% of Lawnside works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Cherry Hill Township (7%). Darker towns draw more of Lawnside’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lawnside workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawnside | – | C | A+ | 29 min | $71,607 |
| Ashland | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Cherry Hill Township | 7% | A− | A | 28 min | $121,502 |
| Barrington | under 2% | A− | A | 27 min | $87,290 |
| Magnolia | under 2% | B+ | A | 27 min | $100,511 |
| Tavistock | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Somerdale | under 2% | B− | A | 24 min | $85,625 |
| Haddonfield | under 2% | A+ | A+ | 30 min | $200,400 |
| Echelon | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Voorhees Township | 4% | A− | A | 30 min | $105,473 |
Same-state neighbors only. Ashland and Echelon: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Tavistock: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Lawnside: questions
What is the median household income in Lawnside?
$71,607 (±$10,747) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lawnside?
20.4%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lawnside?
29 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lawnside work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (10%, 11 mi), Cherry Hill Township (7%, 3 mi), Camden (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lawnside walkable?
Lawnside is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 10.9 out of 20, and 18% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lawnside without a car?
13% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. 19% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lawnside, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lawnside
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.