Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Oldwick
Only 2% work in Oldwick; the top destination outside it is Tewksbury Township (7%, 3 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers, where New Jersey as a whole has 17%. A typical one-way commute from Oldwick lasts 35 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 daily commute in and out of Oldwick
On a workday 160 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 238 people come in from elsewhere.
About 540 people are in Oldwick on a workday afternoon, 17% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.48 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.
The towns that employ Oldwick’s residents
Where Oldwick clocks in
7% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
Inside Oldwick’s 241 jobs
241 jobs are based in Oldwick.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oldwick, 2013 → 2023: 86 → 241. 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 Oldwick’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 35 minutes to work from Oldwick
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oldwick workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 160 commuters (the 0% 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.
Where in the region Oldwick works
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.
Oldwick and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oldwick workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldwick | – | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Lamington | under 2% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Bedminster Township | 2% | A | A− | 33 min | $123,709 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lamington: 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 Bedminster Township. Darker towns draw more of Oldwick’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 Oldwick: questions
What is the poverty rate in Oldwick?
32.0%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oldwick?
35 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oldwick work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tewksbury Township (7%, 3 mi), New York City (6%, 42 mi), Bridgewater Township (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Oldwick without a car?
9% of commuters take transit and 29% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oldwick, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oldwick
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.