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-SA 3.0Making a living in Marmora
The trip to work takes 23 minutes on average; New Jersey averages 31, the U.S. 26. 3% of workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. Only 4% work in Marmora; the top destination outside it is Ocean City (15%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Marmora: the figures worth knowing
Commutes from Marmora are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 31 across New Jersey. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical New Jersey worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Marmora workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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; with 992 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily trip from Marmora: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marmora workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 874 commuters (the 3% 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.
A workday in Marmora: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 955 residents head out to work, 37 work right here, and 888 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.93 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Marmora: the destinations
Where Marmora clocks in
15% of workers
11% of workers
7% 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.
Jobs in Marmora: what the 925 are
925 jobs are based in Marmora.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marmora, 2013 → 2023: 789 → 925. 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 Marmora’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Marmora
About 22% 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.
Next door to Marmora
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marmora workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marmora | – | — | — | 23 min | $105,536 |
| Palermo | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Beesleys Point | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Palermo and Beesleys Point: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Marmora’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 Marmora: questions
What is the median household income in Marmora?
$105,536 (±$20,465) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marmora?
3.9%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marmora?
23 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marmora work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ocean City (15%, 3 mi), Upper Township (11%, 4 mi), Middle Township (7%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Marmora without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Marmora, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marmora
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.