Jesse Chew House · Photo: Ton2cats · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Mantua Township have higher incomes than those in 89% of U.S. towns
Mantua Township grades A for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. 3.4% of residents are in poverty; New Jersey has 9.7%. Only 7% work in Mantua Township itself; outside it, Philadelphia draws the most (10%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Why Mantua Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Mantua Township is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #129 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Mantua Township’s grade up (ahead of 91% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.8%, 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, Mantua Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Mantua Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 7,603 residents head out to work, 554 work right here, and 4,109 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12,000 people are in Mantua Township on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
0.57 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.
The places Mantua Township commutes to
Where Mantua Township clocks in
10% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
The 4,663 jobs based in Mantua Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mantua Township, 2013 → 2023: 4,010 → 4,663. 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 Mantua Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 27 minutes from Mantua Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mantua Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,239 commuters (the 16% 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.
How far it is to work from Mantua Township
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.
In Mantua Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Mantua Township is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns, #336 of 468 in New Jersey. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.7% 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 8,584 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 44% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 4% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 66% 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). 3.1% of Mantua Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Mantua Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 2,109 U.S. towns of 11,000 to 21,000, Mantua Township comes 379th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
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| 12 | Franklin Lakes NJ | 11,180 | $236K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 5% | A+ |
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| 27 | Hanover Township NJ | 15,105 | $157K | 3.2% | 2.6% | 9% | A+ |
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| 36 | East Greenwich Township NJ | 12,610 | $149K | 2.0% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
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| 377 | Holmdel Township NJ | 17,535 | $165K | 2.8% | 5.5% | 8% | A |
| 378 | West Hanover Township PA | 11,601 | $89K | 3.2% | 2.5% | 5% | A |
| 379 | Mantua Township NJ | 15,582 | $122K | 3.4% | 4.8% | 7% | A |
| 380 | Brunswick NY | 12,626 | $107K | 2.8% | 3.1% | 5% | A |
| 381 | Franconia Township PA | 13,827 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.5% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,109 | 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 Mantua Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Bordering towns draw 13% of Mantua Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Washington Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mantua Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mantua Township | – | A | B+ | 27 min | $121,875 |
| Washington Township | 4% | A | B+ | 29 min | $114,249 |
| Deptford Township | 3% | B+ | B+ | 26 min | $91,706 |
| West Deptford Township | 3% | A− | A | 26 min | $93,895 |
| Wenonah | under 3% | A | A | 29 min | $131,667 |
| Pitman | under 3% | A− | A− | 29 min | $98,489 |
| Harrison Township | 3% | A | C+ | 27 min | $165,927 |
| Richwood | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| East Greenwich Township | under 3% | A+ | B+ | 28 min | $148,814 |
Same-state neighbors only. Richwood: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mantua 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 Mantua Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mantua Township?
$121,875 (±$13,376) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mantua Township?
3.4%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mantua Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mantua Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (10%, 17 mi), Washington Township (4%, 6 mi), Camden (3%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Mantua Township walkable?
Mantua Township is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 9.3 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mantua Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 4% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mantua Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mantua 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.