Photo: PLBechly · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Longport commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
There are 31 jobs in Longport, and 401 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Longport for work; outside it, Egg Harbor Township is the main destination (12%, 7 miles). Working residents average 32 minutes each way, where New Jersey has 31 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Longport and work: the main findings
How a workday changes Longport
On a workday 400 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 510 people are in Longport on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 towns that employ Longport’s residents
Where Longport clocks in
12% of workers
9% 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.
Most jobs in Longport are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Longport, 2013 → 2023: 71 → 31. 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 Longport’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Longport takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Longport workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 242 commuters (the 22% 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 Longport, by distance
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.
The towns next door employ 16% of Longport
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Longport workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longport | – | — | — | 32 min | $109,135 |
| Egg Harbor Township | 12% | B− | B | 23 min | $97,190 |
| Ocean City | 4% | B+ | A+ | 27 min | $101,782 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Egg Harbor Township. Darker towns draw more of Longport’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 Longport: questions
What is the median household income in Longport?
$109,135 (±$17,864) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Longport?
10.4%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Longport?
32 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Longport work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Egg Harbor Township (12%, 7 mi), Atlantic City (10%, 6 mi), Linwood (9%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Longport without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Longport, from the people who make the trip.
More of Longport
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.