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Jobs & commute in Marlboro

Marlboro has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Working from home is the commute for 10% of workers, against 17% across New Jersey. Marlboro has 4 jobs, and 46 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Marlboro for work; outside it, Bridgeton is the main destination (17%, 6 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Marlboro

On a workday 46 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.

46live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
4work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night76
Workday34
76live here− 46head out to work+ 4come in to work= 34on a workday

About 34 people are in Marlboro on a workday afternoon, 55% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.09jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Out of Marlboro to work: where people go

Elmer: 1 residents work here (2%)Highland ParkSalem: 2 residents work here (4%)Bridgeton: 8 residents work here (17%)Trenton: 2 residents work here (4%)Vineland: 5 residents work here (11%)Greenwich Township: 2 residents work here (4%)Logan Township: 2 residents work here (4%)Pittsgrove Township: 2 residents work here (4%)Quinton TownshipStow Creek Township: 2 residents work here (4%)Fairfield Township: 3 residents work here (7%)Manalapan TownshipMarlboroBridgetonVinelandFairfield TownshipSalemTrentonGreenwich TownshipMarlboro
1
Bridgeton6.5 mi away
17%8
2
Vineland17.5 mi away
11%5
37%3
4
Salem9.7 mi away
4%2
5
Trenton59 mi away
4%2
64%2
7
Logan Township21.1 mi away
4%2
84%2
94%2
10
Elmer10.8 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
37%17
The top trips

Where Marlboro clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Services make up most of the work in Marlboro

Jobs based in MarlboroJobs Marlboro residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%17%
Trade, transport & utilities0%28%
Services: health, schools, offices100%54%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%20%
Over $3,333 a month100%70%

Who does it

29 or younger50%13%
30 to 5450%63%
55 and older0%24%

Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Marlboro’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The daily trip from Marlboro: about 32 minutes

A year of commuting
246 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Marlboro32 min
New Jersey31 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
10%

of Marlboro workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Marlboro gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 47 commuters (the 10% 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

Marlboro’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi70 miBridgeton: 17% · 6.5 miVineland: 11% · 17.5 miFairfield Township: 7% · 9.2 miSalem: 4% · 9.7 miTrenton: 4% · 59 miGreenwich Township: 4% · 6.8 miLogan Township: 4% · 21.1 miPittsgrove Township: 4% · 11.1 miStow Creek Township: 4% · 3.2 miElmer: 2% · 10.8 miBridgeton 17%Vineland 11%Fairfield Township 7%Salem 4%Trenton 4%Marlboro
MarlboroTop destinations (size = commuters)
46%Under 10 mi21 residents
26%10–24 mi12 residents
15%25–50 mi7 residents
13%Over 50 mi6 residents

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

Marlboro and the towns next door

Quinton Township: few work hereQuinton TownshipMarlboro
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Jobs & commute next door

TownMarlboro workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Marlboro–——32 min$106,750
Quinton Townshipunder 3%BC+30 min$86,563

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Marlboro’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Marlboro: questions

What is the median household income in Marlboro?

$106,750 (±$25,962) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Marlboro?

6.6%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Marlboro?

32 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Marlboro work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bridgeton (17%, 6 mi), Vineland (11%, 18 mi), Fairfield Township (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Marlboro without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Marlboro, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Marlboro

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Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.