Photo: Bryan Redmond, BryanRedmond2, "by Someuser, available from somewhere" · CC BY 3.0There are 1.9 jobs in Mount Laurel Township for every working resident, and 37,345 people commute in
Measured by household income, Mount Laurel Township is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns. Mount Laurel Township has 39,998 jobs, against 21,198 working residents. The two grades for Mount Laurel Township are A for jobs and income and B+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Mount Laurel Township at work: what stands out
Mount Laurel Township is where the jobs are
Mount Laurel Township has 39,998 jobs, 1.9 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Mount Laurel Township draws workers from far and wide
The 39,998 jobs in Mount Laurel Township are filled from a wide area. Mount Laurel Township’s own residents hold 7% and the ten next-biggest home towns 27%; the other 66% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Most jobs in Mount Laurel Township pay over $40,000 a year
74% of the jobs based in Mount Laurel Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
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.
How Mount Laurel Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Mount Laurel Township is better than 93% of U.S. towns, #89 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 94% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Mount Laurel Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
Who leaves Mount Laurel Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 18,545 residents head out to work and 2,653 work right here.
About 67,000 people are in Mount Laurel Township on a workday afternoon, 39% more than live here.
1.9 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
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 Mount Laurel Township’s workers come from
Where Mount Laurel Township clocks in
10% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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.
74% of the jobs in Mount Laurel Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mount Laurel Township, 2013 → 2023: 34,314 → 39,998. 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 Laurel Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Mount Laurel Township: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mount Laurel Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 20,504 commuters (the 21% 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 Mount Laurel Township commutes
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.
In Mount Laurel Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Mount Laurel Township is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns, #357 of 468 in New Jersey. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 13.2% across New Jersey.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 25,855 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 20% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 5% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 64% 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). 1.7% of Mount Laurel Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Mount Laurel Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 33,000 to 64,000, Mount Laurel Township ranks 100th of 941 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
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| 42 | Marlboro Township NJ | 42,254 | $186K | 3.5% | 3.6% | 8% | A+ |
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| 57 | Bridgewater Township NJ | 46,455 | $173K | 4.1% | 3.7% | 11% | A |
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| 96 | Wayne Township NJ | 54,819 | $153K | 3.4% | 4.9% | 11% | A |
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| 98 | Olive Branch MS | 47,563 | $101K | 4.6% | 2.4% | 19% | A |
| 99 | Cottage Grove MN | 43,604 | $121K | 4.2% | 3.7% | 11% | A |
| 100 | Mount Laurel Township NJ | 47,738 | $119K | 4.1% | 3.9% | 13% | A |
| 101 | Cranberry Township PA | 35,244 | $125K | 4.4% | 3.1% | 19% | A |
| 102 | Southington CT | 44,242 | $124K | 4.9% | 3.4% | 17% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 941 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Laurel Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Work next door: 11% of Mount Laurel Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Cherry Hill Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mount Laurel Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Laurel Township | – | A | B+ | 27 min | $118,802 |
| Hainesport Township | under 2% | A+ | A+ | 30 min | $142,899 |
| Cherry Hill Township | 6% | A− | A | 28 min | $121,502 |
| Greentree | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Moorestown Township | 5% | A | A− | 26 min | $159,700 |
| Kingston Estates | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Westampton Township | under 2% | A | B | 30 min | $126,312 |
| Maple Shade Township | under 2% | B | A | 26 min | $78,904 |
| Willingboro Township | under 2% | B+ | A | 30 min | $98,200 |
| Lumberton Township | under 2% | B+ | B+ | 30 min | $113,440 |
Same-state neighbors only. Greentree and Kingston Estates: 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 Mount Laurel 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 Laurel Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mount Laurel Township?
$118,802 (±$5,339) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mount Laurel Township?
4.1%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mount Laurel Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mount Laurel Township work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (10%, 13 mi), Cherry Hill Township (6%, 6 mi), Moorestown Township (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Mount Laurel Township walkable?
Mount Laurel Township is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.4 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mount Laurel Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 5% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mount Laurel Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mount Laurel 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.