Photo: Captadam at English Wikipedia · CC BY 2.5Most of North Cape May commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
A typical one-way commute lasts 20 minutes; New Jersey averages 31, the U.S. 26. 318 jobs are based in North Cape May for 1,645 working residents. Only 3% stay in North Cape May for work; outside it, Lower Township is the main destination (27%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in North Cape May: the figures worth knowing
Commutes from North Cape May are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 31 across New Jersey. That’s about 84 hours a year less on the road than the typical New Jersey worker. Time on the road ↓
North Cape May is a place people come home to
There are 318 jobs based in North Cape May, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday North Cape May has about 2,400 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
North Cape May and Middle Township trade workers both ways
Middle Township is the top workplace for North Cape May residents (16%) and also where the most people who work in North Cape May come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside North Cape May
60% of North Cape May residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 39% of the jobs based in North Cape May pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
North Cape May’s workforce skews older
39% of North Cape May’s working residents are 55 or older. The jobs ↓
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.
How long North Cape May spends getting to work: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Cape May workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,587 commuters (the 17% 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 people are in North Cape May by day
On a workday 1,591 residents head out to work, 54 work right here, and 264 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,400 people are in North Cape May on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ North Cape May’s residents
Where North Cape May clocks in
27% of workers
16% 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.
North Cape May is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Cape May, 2014 → 2024: 214 → 318. 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 Cape May’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from North Cape May
About 25% 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.
The towns around North Cape May
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Cape May workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Cape May | – | — | — | 20 min | $86,962 |
| Villas | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Villas: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of North Cape May’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 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 Cape May: questions
What is the median household income in North Cape May?
$86,962 (±$8,524) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Cape May?
6.1%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Cape May?
20 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Cape May work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lower Township (27%, 2 mi), Middle Township (16%, 10 mi), Cape May (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around North Cape May without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Cape May, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Cape May
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.