Photo: Wikijazz · CC BY-SA 3.0More people are out of work in Mount Holly Township (5.2%) than in 64% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 1.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 43.7 in Jersey City. Mount Holly Township grades B for jobs and income and A for walkability. 9% of workers have no commute at all, next to 17% for New Jersey as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Mount Holly Township: the figures worth knowing
Mount Holly Township trades workers with the towns around it
Mount Holly Township has about as many jobs (5,949) as working residents (5,108), but they are mostly different people: 4,791 residents leave for work each day while 5,632 people come in. Only 5% of the jobs in Mount Holly Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
No single place dominates Mount Holly Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Philadelphia, PA, gets only 5% of working residents, and 64% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Mount Holly Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Mount Holly Township draws workers from far and wide
The 5,949 jobs in Mount Holly Township are filled from a wide area. Mount Holly Township’s own residents hold 5% and the ten next-biggest home towns 31%; the other 64% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
Why Mount Holly Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Mount Holly Township is better than 60% of U.S. towns, #363 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Mount Holly Township’s grade up (ahead of 91% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Mount Holly Township could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
How many people are in Mount Holly Township by day
On a workday 4,791 residents head out to work, 317 work right here, and 5,632 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 (1.16 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.
5% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where Mount Holly Township clocks in
5% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
70% of the jobs in Mount Holly Township pay over $3,333 a month
5,949 jobs are based in Mount Holly Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mount Holly Township, 2013 → 2023: 6,357 → 5,949. 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 Mount Holly Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 28 minutes in Mount Holly Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mount Holly Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,547 commuters (the 9% 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.
Mount Holly Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Mount Holly Township
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Mount Holly Township is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns, #223 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Mount Holly Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,985 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 79% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 19% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 67% 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). 11.4% of Mount Holly Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Mount Holly Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Mount Holly Township ranks: 1,438th of 2,878 U.S. towns of 7,000 to 14,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Waldwick NJ | 10,252 | $178K | 1.4% | 2.2% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Fanwood NJ | 8,035 | $196K | 1.0% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 22 | Oradell NJ | 8,293 | $221K | 3.6% | 2.3% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,436 | Ottawa KS | 12,716 | $72K | 9.1% | 2.9% | 31% | B |
| 1,437 | Stayton OR | 8,488 | $78K | 10.5% | 2.8% | 16% | B |
| 1,438 | Mount Holly Township NJ | 10,645 | $83K | 12.2% | 5.2% | 6% | B |
| 1,439 | Almont Township MI | 7,103 | $92K | 6.2% | 6.3% | 9% | B |
| 1,440 | Wantage Township NJ | 11,154 | $100K | 6.6% | 5.2% | 9% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 2,878 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Mount Holly Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
The towns around Mount Holly Township
The biggest share goes to Westampton Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mount Holly Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Holly Township | – | B | A | 28 min | $82,798 |
| Westampton Township | 3% | A | B | 30 min | $126,312 |
| Eastampton Township | under 3% | A− | B+ | 26 min | $110,000 |
| Lumberton Township | 2% | B+ | B+ | 30 min | $113,440 |
| Hainesport Township | 2% | A+ | A+ | 30 min | $142,899 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mount Holly 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 Mount Holly Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mount Holly Township?
$82,798 (±$6,931) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mount Holly Township?
12.2%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mount Holly Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mount Holly Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (5%, 18 mi), Mount Laurel Township (4%, 7 mi), Trenton (4%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Mount Holly Township walkable?
Mount Holly Township is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.6 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mount Holly Township without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. 19% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mount Holly Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mount Holly 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.