Oceanville at work: jobs, income and the commute
A typical one-way commute from Oceanville lasts 19 minutes (New Jersey 31, U.S. 26). 6% of workers work from home, where New Jersey as a whole has 17%. Only 1% stay in Oceanville for work; outside it, Atlantic City is the main destination (21%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Oceanville apart on work
Each way, about 19 minutes from Oceanville
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oceanville workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 413 commuters (the 5% 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 daily commute in and out of Oceanville
On a workday 335 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 261 people come in from elsewhere.
About 560 people are in Oceanville on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.78 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.
Out of Oceanville to work: where people go
Where Oceanville clocks in
19% of workers
11% 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 the 265 jobs in Oceanville are
265 jobs are based in Oceanville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oceanville, 2013 → 2023: 110 → 265. 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 Oceanville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Oceanville commutes less than 9 miles
About 17% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How Oceanville compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oceanville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oceanville | – | — | — | 19 min | $168,190 |
| Smithville | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Leeds Point | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Smithville and Leeds Point: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oceanville’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 Oceanville: questions
What is the median household income in Oceanville?
$168,190 (±$45,243) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oceanville?
0.0%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oceanville?
19 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oceanville work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Atlantic City (21%, 7 mi), Galloway Township (19%, 1 mi), Egg Harbor Township (11%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Oceanville 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 Oceanville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oceanville
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.