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Jobs & commute in Mickleton

Mickleton has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

For 35% of workers, the job is at home, where New Jersey as a whole has 17%. Employers in Mickleton report 313 jobs for 1,083 working residents. Only 2% work in Mickleton itself; outside it, Philadelphia draws the most (10%, 16 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out · In brief

Mickleton and work: the main findings

A lot of Mickleton works from home

35% of Mickleton workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. Time on the road ↓

Commutes from Mickleton 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 ↓

Mickleton is a place people come home to

There are 313 jobs based in Mickleton, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Mickleton has about 1,000 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

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.

★ What stands out · Time on the road

About 23 minutes to work from Mickleton

A year of commuting
176 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Mickleton23 min
New Jersey31 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
35%

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

About 4 in 10
How Mickleton gets to work
94%Drive alone
6%Carpool

Share of the 542 commuters (the 35% 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.

Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Mickleton

On a workday 1,059 residents head out to work, 24 work right here, and 289 people come in from elsewhere.

1,059live here, work elsewhere
24live and work here
289work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night1,800
Workday1,000
1,800live here− 1,100head out to work+ 290come in to work= 1,000on a workday

About 1,000 people are in Mickleton on a workday afternoon, 43% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.29jobs 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 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Out of Mickleton to work: where people go

CollingswoodPaulsboroCamden: 37 residents work here (3%)Philadelphia: 106 residents work here (10%)Washington Township: 35 residents work here (3%)Cherry Hill Township: 26 residents work here (2%)East Greenwich Township: 52 residents work here (5%)Woolwich TownshipDeptford Township: 37 residents work here (3%)West Deptford Township: 41 residents work here (4%)Logan Township: 32 residents work here (3%)Harrison TownshipMount Laurel Township: 24 residents work here (2%)Mantua Township: 31 residents work here (3%)MickletonPhiladelphiaEast Greenwich TownshipWest Deptford TownshipCamdenDeptford TownshipWashington TownshipMickleton
1
Philadelphia, PA16.2 mi away
10%106
25%52
34%41
4
Camden12.5 mi away
3%37
53%37
63%35
7
Logan Township5.8 mi away
3%32
8
Mantua Township4.4 mi away
3%31
92%26
102%24
Everywhere elseother towns and states
61%662
The top trips

Where Mickleton 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

Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Mickleton

Jobs based in MickletonJobs Mickleton residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms6%13%
Trade, transport & utilities5%20%
Services: health, schools, offices89%67%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less12%10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month25%16%
Over $3,333 a month63%74%

Who does it

29 or younger13%16%
30 to 5461%59%
55 and older26%25%
−17%

Jobs based in Mickleton, 2013 → 2023: 376 → 313. 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 Mickleton’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

The distance from Mickleton to work

10 mi25 mi30 miPhiladelphia: 10% · 16.2 miEast Greenwich Township: 5% · 0.3 miWest Deptford Township: 4% · 4.8 miCamden: 3% · 12.5 miDeptford Township: 3% · 7.1 miWashington Township: 3% · 9.9 miLogan Township: 3% · 5.8 miMantua Township: 3% · 4.4 miCherry Hill Township: 2% · 15.4 miMount Laurel Township: 2% · 21.3 miPhiladelphia 10%East Greenwich Township 5%West Deptford Township 4%Camden 3%Deptford Township 3%Mickleton
MickletonTop destinations (size = commuters)
34%Under 10 mi353 residents
46%10–24 mi480 residents
9%25–50 mi99 residents
11%Over 50 mi117 residents

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.

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 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Mickleton: questions

What is the median household income in Mickleton?

$113,463 (±$12,729) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Mickleton?

1.6%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Mickleton?

23 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 35% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Mickleton work?

2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (10%, 16 mi), East Greenwich Township (5%, 0 mi), West Deptford Township (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Mickleton without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

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

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Mickleton

Mickleton home →

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.