Photo: User:TheBluZebra · CC BY 3.0Households in Oceanport have higher incomes than those in 90% of U.S. towns
Oceanport grades A− for jobs and income and A for walkability. Below the poverty line: 4.1% of residents, next to 9.7% for New Jersey as a whole. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 1.7 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 43.7 in Jersey City.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Oceanport: the gist
Oceanport trades workers with the towns around it
Oceanport has about as many jobs (2,684) as working residents (2,593), but they are mostly different people: 2,464 residents leave for work each day while 2,555 people come in. Only 5% of the jobs in Oceanport are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
No single place dominates Oceanport’s commute
The biggest draw, New York City, NY, gets only 7% of working residents, and 59% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Oceanport residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Most jobs in Oceanport pay over $40,000 a year
80% of the jobs based in Oceanport pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Nearly all the work in Oceanport is services
93% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 3% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Oceanport than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Oceanport fell from 3,682 in 2013 to 2,684 in 2023, −27%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. 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.
Jobs & income in Oceanport: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Oceanport is better than 79% of U.S. towns, #252 of 468 in New Jersey. Household income holds Oceanport’s grade up ($126,094, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (7.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Oceanport could be anywhere from B to A+.
Oceanport on a workday afternoon
On a workday 2,464 residents head out to work, 129 work right here, and 2,555 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 (1.04 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
7% of working residents work in New York City
Where Oceanport clocks in
7% of workers
7% of workers
4% 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 services: health care, schools and offices
2,684 jobs are based in Oceanport.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oceanport, 2013 → 2023: 3,682 → 2,684. 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 Oceanport’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Oceanport: about 34 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oceanport workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,383 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.
Half of Oceanport commutes less than 14 miles
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 Oceanport, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Oceanport is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns, #194 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Oceanport near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,723 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 41% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 66% 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). 8.6% of Oceanport households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 10% of Oceanport’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 4,600 to 8,800, Oceanport ranks 804th of 3,218 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Hainesport Township NJ | 6,197 | $143K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Mountain Lakes NJ | 4,649 | $250K | 1.3% | 2.4% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 802 | Fortville IN | 4,951 | $84K | 5.1% | 3.8% | 8% | A− |
| 803 | Riverdale Park MD | 7,343 | $120K | 17.7% | 2.8% | 3% | A− |
| 804 | Oceanport NJ | 6,540 | $126K | 4.1% | 7.3% | 5% | A− |
| 805 | Ida Township MI | 4,808 | $108K | 2.3% | 5.1% | 6% | A− |
| 806 | Cedarburg WI | 6,169 | $124K | 4.5% | 6.3% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,218 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Oceanport, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
13% of Oceanport works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Long Branch (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oceanport workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oceanport | – | A− | A | 34 min | $126,094 |
| West Long Branch | under 3% | A− | A | 23 min | $114,271 |
| Long Branch | 7% | C+ | A | 30 min | $79,653 |
| Shrewsbury | 2% | A | A+ | 35 min | $178,958 |
| Little Silver | under 3% | A+ | A+ | 36 min | $240,853 |
| Eatontown | 4% | B+ | A | 22 min | $90,463 |
| Monmouth Beach | under 3% | A | A | 32 min | $150,188 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oceanport’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 Oceanport: questions
What is the median household income in Oceanport?
$126,094 (±$28,756) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oceanport?
4.1%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oceanport?
34 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 Oceanport work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (7%, 24 mi), Long Branch (7%, 2 mi), Eatontown (4%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Oceanport walkable?
Oceanport is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 9.7 out of 20, and 11% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Oceanport without a car?
10% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oceanport, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oceanport
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.