Household incomes in Oldmans Township are higher than in 85% of U.S. towns
The poverty rate is 3.2%, next to 9.7% for New Jersey as a whole. Jobs and income earn Oldmans Township A+; getting around on foot earns it C+. Only 5% stay in Oldmans Township for work; outside it, Logan Township is the main destination (7%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Oldmans Township: the figures worth knowing
Oldmans Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Oldmans Township went from 735 in 2013 to 1,393 in 2023, +90%. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
54% of the jobs in Oldmans Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 27% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Oldmans Township makes and builds things
37% of the jobs based in Oldmans Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Oldmans Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 15%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Oldmans Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 26 minutes, against 31 across New Jersey. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical New Jersey worker. Time on the road ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Income, poverty and work: Oldmans Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty and job access, Oldmans Township is better than 98% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Oldmans Township’s grade. It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (11.1%) is left out: Oldmans Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Oldmans Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
Oldmans Township works in goods: 37% of its jobs
1,393 jobs are based in Oldmans Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oldmans Township, 2013 → 2023: 735 → 1,393. 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 Oldmans Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Oldmans Township, 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 Oldmans Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 698 commuters (the 18% 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.
Oldmans Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,013 residents head out to work, 51 work right here, and 1,342 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Oldmans Township on a workday afternoon, 17% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.31 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.
Where people from Oldmans Township work
Where Oldmans Township 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Oldmans Township
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.
Few in Oldmans Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Oldmans Township is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 13.2% across New Jersey, on an EPA index of 3.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 855 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 1.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 62% 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). 1.5% of Oldmans Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Oldmans Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Oldmans Township is 75th among 5,234 U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 45 | Alpine NJ | 1,759 | $247K | 6.2% | 6.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 64 | Sea Girt NJ | 1,874 | $214K | 3.3% | 4.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 73 | Maunawili HI | 2,024 | $177K | 1.6% | 1.6% | <1% | A+ |
| 74 | Baytown Township MN | 2,232 | $188K | 2.2% | 2.8% | 1% | A+ |
| 75 | Oldmans Township NJ | 1,954 | $113K | 3.2% | 11.1% | 5% | A+ |
| 76 | Indian Springs Village AL | 2,553 | $137K | 3.4% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 77 | St. Bonifacius MN | 2,171 | $110K | 2.2% | 1.2% | 4% | A+ |
| 78 | Peapack and Gladstone NJ | 2,587 | $203K | 1.1% | 3.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,234 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Oldmans Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Bordering towns draw 13% of Oldmans Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oldmans Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldmans Township | – | A+ | C+ | 26 min | $112,917 |
| Logan Township | 7% | B | A− | 26 min | $114,355 |
| Woolwich Township | 2% | A | B− | 29 min | $157,778 |
| Auburn | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Carneys Point Township | 4% | B− | B+ | 26 min | $79,245 |
| Pilesgrove Township | under 2% | A+ | B− | 26 min | $158,281 |
Same-state neighbors only. Auburn: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Logan Township. Darker towns draw more of Oldmans Township’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 Oldmans Township: questions
What is the median household income in Oldmans Township?
$112,917 (±$14,886) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oldmans Township?
3.2%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oldmans Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oldmans Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Logan Township (7%, 5 mi), Philadelphia (7%, 24 mi), Carneys Point Township (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Oldmans Township walkable?
Oldmans Township is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 3.8 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Oldmans Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oldmans Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oldmans Township
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.