Jobs and the daily commute in North Beach Haven
29% of workers work from home, where New Jersey as a whole has 17%. About one in ten work in North Beach Haven itself; outside it, Long Beach Township draws the most (11%, 1 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 26 minutes, next to 31 for New Jersey and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
North Beach Haven at work: what stands out
A big share show a job far from home
38% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
North Beach Haven’s workforce skews older
41% of North Beach Haven’s working residents are 55 or older. That’s about two in five. The jobs ↓
A lot of North Beach Haven works from home
29% of North Beach Haven workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 802 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Half of North Beach Haven commutes less than 42 miles
About 38% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Inside North Beach Haven’s 986 jobs
986 jobs are based in North Beach Haven.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Beach Haven, 2014 → 2024: 755 → 986. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs North Beach Haven’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From North Beach Haven, about 26 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Beach Haven workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 626 commuters (the 29% 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.
Who works in North Beach Haven, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 719 residents head out to work, 83 work right here, and 903 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 (1.23 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Out of North Beach Haven to work: where people go
Where North Beach Haven 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.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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 North Beach Haven: questions
What is the median household income in North Beach Haven?
$111,332 (±$7,110) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Beach Haven?
5.2%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Beach Haven?
26 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Beach Haven work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Long Beach Township (11%, 1 mi), Beach Haven (6%, 3 mi), Stafford Township (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around North Beach Haven without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Beach Haven, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Beach Haven
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.