Mount Royal has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working residents average 31 minutes each way; New Jersey averages 31, the U.S. 26. 202 jobs are based in Mount Royal; 374 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Mount Royal for work; outside it, Philadelphia is the main destination (11%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Mount Royal on a workday afternoon
On a workday 371 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 199 people come in from elsewhere.
About 980 people are in Mount Royal on a workday afternoon, 15% 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.
Out of Mount Royal to work: where people go
Where Mount Royal clocks in
11% 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.
Mount Royal works in goods: 60% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mount Royal, 2013 → 2023: 94 → 202. 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 Royal’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Mount Royal: about 31 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mount Royal workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 303 commuters (the 12% 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 far Mount Royal’s workers travel
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.
Mount Royal and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to West Deptford Township (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mount Royal workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Royal | – | — | — | 31 min | — |
| West Deptford Township | 2% | A− | A | 26 min | $93,895 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mount Royal’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 Royal: questions
What is the poverty rate in Mount Royal?
0.0%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mount Royal?
31 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mount Royal work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (11%, 14 mi), East Greenwich Township (6%, 2 mi), Woodbury (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mount Royal 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 Mount Royal, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mount Royal
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.