Most of Lodi commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
5,982 jobs are based in Lodi; 11,627 of its residents have a job. Lodi grades B− for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 9.6 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 43.7 in Jersey City.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Lodi, in a few figures
Lodi draws workers from far and wide
The 5,982 jobs in Lodi are filled from a wide area. Lodi’s own residents hold 8% and the ten next-biggest home towns 26%; the other 66% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Lodi are quick
The average trip to work takes 26 minutes, against 31 across New Jersey. That’s about 38 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 four measures behind Lodi’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lodi is better than 54% of U.S. towns, #383 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Lodi’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (7.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lodi could be anywhere from C+ to B+.
14% of working residents work in New York City
Where Lodi clocks in
14% of workers
5% 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.
About 26 minutes each way, quicker than most of New Jersey
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lodi workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12,686 commuters (the 8% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Lodi
On a workday 11,153 residents head out to work, 474 work right here, and 5,508 people come in from elsewhere.
About 21,000 people are in Lodi on a workday afternoon, 22% 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 kinds of work in Lodi
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lodi, 2013 → 2023: 5,027 → 5,982. 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 Lodi’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Lodi’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Lodi
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lodi is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns, #119 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Lodi 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 13,761 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, 54% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 9.6 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). 11.2% of Lodi households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 7% of Lodi’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Lodi ranks: 999th of 1,576 U.S. towns of 18,000 to 35,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
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| 22 | Scotch Plains Township NJ | 25,437 | $184K | 2.5% | 3.2% | 7% | A+ |
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| 27 | Westfield NJ | 32,595 | $233K | 1.8% | 3.6% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 44 | Cranford Township NJ | 24,725 | $156K | 2.5% | 3.6% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 997 | Balch Springs TX | 27,258 | $67K | 7.1% | 8.3% | 3% | B− |
| 998 | Chillum MD | 34,871 | $80K | 12.4% | 6.6% | 1% | B− |
| 999 | Lodi NJ | 26,187 | $89K | 15.4% | 7.0% | 4% | B− |
| 1,000 | Crest Hill IL | 20,695 | $73K | 12.0% | 5.5% | 3% | B− |
| 1,001 | Brigham City UT | 20,633 | $71K | 11.2% | 2.9% | 22% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,576 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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 Lodi, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Around Lodi: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Hackensack (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lodi workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lodi | – | B− | A+ | 26 min | $89,305 |
| Garfield | under 2% | B− | A+ | 28 min | $79,700 |
| Hasbrouck Heights | under 2% | A | A+ | 30 min | $123,734 |
| Saddle Brook Township | under 2% | A | A+ | 24 min | $129,073 |
| Rochelle Park Township | under 2% | A− | A+ | 27 min | $110,380 |
| South Hackensack Township | under 2% | B | A+ | 21 min | $84,527 |
| Hackensack | 5% | B | A+ | 29 min | $84,277 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lodi’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 Lodi: questions
What is the median household income in Lodi?
$89,305 (±$7,728) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lodi?
15.4%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lodi?
26 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lodi work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (14%, 17 mi), Hackensack (5%, 2 mi), Paramus (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lodi walkable?
Lodi is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 14.0 out of 20, and 10% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lodi without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. 54% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lodi, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lodi
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.