Oak Valley has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any stay in Oak Valley for work; outside it, Philadelphia is the main destination (10%, 14 miles). 208 jobs are based in Oak Valley, and 1,724 of its residents work somewhere. A typical one-way commute from Oak Valley lasts 27 minutes (New Jersey 31, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Oak Valley in brief
Oak Valley is a place people come home to
There are 208 jobs based in Oak Valley, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Oak Valley has about 2,900 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Oak Valley workers cross into Pennsylvania
18% of Oak Valley workers work outside New Jersey, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Philadelphia (10%) is one of the top workplaces. 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.
Oak Valley quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,716 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 200 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,900 people are in Oak Valley on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Where Oak Valley goes to work
Where Oak Valley clocks in
10% of workers
8% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Oak Valley
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oak Valley, 2013 → 2023: 147 → 208. 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 Oak Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 27 minutes in Oak Valley
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oak Valley workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,714 commuters (the 13% 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.
The commute from Oak Valley, by distance
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.
Next door to Oak Valley
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oak Valley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Valley | – | — | — | 27 min | $93,472 |
| Woodbury Heights | under 3% | A+ | A− | 24 min | $123,083 |
| Wenonah | under 3% | A | A | 29 min | $131,667 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oak Valley’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 Oak Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Oak Valley?
$93,472 (±$22,457) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oak Valley?
16.2%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oak Valley?
27 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oak Valley work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (10%, 14 mi), Deptford Township (8%, 2 mi), West Deptford Township (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Oak Valley without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oak Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oak Valley
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.