Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY 3.0Households in Lumberton Township have higher incomes than those in 85% of U.S. towns
Only 4% work in Lumberton Township; the top destination outside it is Philadelphia (6%, 18 miles). 7.5% of residents live below the poverty line; New Jersey has 9.7%. Lumberton Township grades B+ for jobs and income and B+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Lumberton Township apart
No single place dominates Lumberton Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Philadelphia, PA, gets only 6% of working residents, and 60% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Lumberton Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
47% of the jobs in Lumberton Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 22% of the jobs its residents hold. 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.
Where Lumberton Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lumberton Township is better than 71% of U.S. towns, #308 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Lumberton Township’s grade up (ahead of 89% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (7.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lumberton Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Where the trip to work from Lumberton Township ends
Where Lumberton Township clocks in
6% of workers
6% 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.
68% of the jobs in Lumberton Township pay over $3,333 a month
4,312 jobs are based in Lumberton Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lumberton Township, 2013 → 2023: 5,089 → 4,312. 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 Lumberton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Lumberton Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 6,331 residents head out to work, 298 work right here, and 4,014 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in Lumberton Township on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.65 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Getting to work from Lumberton Township takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lumberton Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,600 commuters (the 19% 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 distance from Lumberton Township to work
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.
Driving is how Lumberton Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lumberton Township is more walkable than 67% of U.S. towns, #363 of 468 in New Jersey. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 13.2% across New Jersey.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 6,889 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 27% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 52% 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). 6.6% of Lumberton Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Lumberton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Lumberton Township is 1,040th of 2,526 U.S. towns of 9,000 to 18,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
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| 7 | Waldwick NJ | 10,252 | $178K | 1.4% | 2.2% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | Franklin Lakes NJ | 11,180 | $236K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | Hanover Township NJ | 15,105 | $157K | 3.2% | 2.6% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,038 | Mount Kisco NY | 10,757 | $97K | 8.2% | 5.7% | 11% | B+ |
| 1,039 | Upper Chichester Township PA | 16,901 | $92K | 5.3% | 7.3% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,040 | Lumberton Township NJ | 13,171 | $113K | 7.5% | 7.2% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,041 | Pike Creek Valley DE | 12,431 | $102K | 6.2% | 6.2% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,042 | Bridge City TX | 9,645 | $89K | 8.3% | 2.9% | 6% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,526 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Lumberton Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Next door is work for 12% of Lumberton Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lumberton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumberton Township | – | B+ | B+ | 30 min | $113,440 |
| Southampton Township | under 3% | B | C | 32 min | $97,995 |
| Medford Township | under 3% | A | B+ | 34 min | $157,969 |
| Hainesport Township | 3% | A+ | A+ | 30 min | $142,899 |
| Eastampton Township | under 3% | A− | B+ | 26 min | $110,000 |
| Mount Holly Township | 3% | B | A | 28 min | $82,798 |
| Mount Laurel Township | 6% | A | B+ | 27 min | $118,802 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Mount Laurel Township. Darker towns draw more of Lumberton Township’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 Lumberton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lumberton Township?
$113,440 (±$7,063) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lumberton Township?
7.5%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lumberton Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lumberton Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (6%, 18 mi), Mount Laurel Township (6%, 5 mi), Trenton (4%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lumberton Township walkable?
Lumberton Township is more walkable than 67% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.4 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lumberton Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lumberton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lumberton Township
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.