Othello has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Othello for work; outside it, Vineland is the main destination (17%, 19 miles). 8 jobs are based in Othello, against 52 working residents. The trip to work takes 40 minutes on average, next to 31 for New Jersey and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Othello by day
On a workday 52 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 88 people are in Othello on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Out of Othello to work: where people go
Where Othello clocks in
17% of workers
12% 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.
Othello works in goods: 100% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Othello, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 8. 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 Othello’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 40 minutes each way, longer than most of New Jersey
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Othello workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 32 commuters (the 14% 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.
How far it is to work from Othello
About 29% 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.
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 Othello: questions
What is the poverty rate in Othello?
6.1%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Othello?
40 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Othello work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vineland (17%, 19 mi), Bridgeton (12%, 6 mi), Trenton (6%, 64 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Othello without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Othello, from the people who make the trip.
More of Othello
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.