McGuire AFB has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Only 3% work in McGuire AFB itself; outside it, Philadelphia draws the most (8%, 29 miles). Employers in McGuire AFB report 461 jobs; 1,033 of its residents have a job. 10% of workers have no commute at all (New Jersey 17%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
McGuire AFB at work: what stands out
Commutes from McGuire AFB are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 31 across New Jersey. That’s about 115 hours a year less on the road than the typical New Jersey worker. Time on the road ↓
McGuire AFB’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside McGuire AFB is Philadelphia, PA, 29 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (87) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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.
The trip to work from McGuire AFB: about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of McGuire AFB workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,989 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 many miles McGuire AFB commutes
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.
The workday shuffle in and out of McGuire AFB
On a workday 1,002 residents head out to work, 31 work right here, and 430 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,800 people are in McGuire AFB on a workday afternoon, 13% 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.
Where people from McGuire AFB work
Where McGuire AFB clocks in
8% of workers
3% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McGuire AFB, 2013 → 2023: 385 → 461. 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 McGuire AFB’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Next door to McGuire AFB
The biggest share goes to North Hanover Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McGuire AFB workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGuire AFB | – | — | — | 16 min | $74,071 |
| North Hanover Township | 2% | B | B | 24 min | $86,683 |
| Cookstown | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Fort Dix | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Wrightstown | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cookstown and Fort Dix: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Wrightstown: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of McGuire AFB’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 McGuire AFB: questions
What is the median household income in McGuire AFB?
$74,071 (±$17,459) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McGuire AFB?
5.8%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from McGuire AFB?
16 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 McGuire AFB work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (8%, 29 mi), New Hanover Township (3%, 1 mi), Hamilton Township (3%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around McGuire AFB without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from McGuire AFB, from the people who make the trip.
More of McGuire AFB
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.