Photo: Tom Zmuda · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Oxford Township top those of 79% of U.S. towns
Only 5% work in Oxford Township; the top destination outside it is Washington Township (4%, 6 miles). Poverty touches 4.8% of residents, where New Jersey as a whole has 9.7%. For jobs and income Oxford Township is better than 63% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (C).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Oxford Township, in brief
Oxford Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 31 across New Jersey. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Most jobs in Oxford Township pay over $40,000 a year
73% of the jobs based in Oxford Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. 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.
How Oxford Township earns its Jobs & income grade
The poverty rate holds Oxford Township’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down (6.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Oxford Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
From Oxford Township, about 39 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oxford Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,331 commuters (the 10% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
746 jobs are based in Oxford Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oxford Township, 2013 → 2023: 974 → 746. 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 Oxford Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Oxford Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,212 residents head out to work, 59 work right here, and 687 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Oxford Township on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.59 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Oxford Township goes to work
Where Oxford Township clocks in
4% of workers
3% of workers
2% 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.
How many miles Oxford Township commutes
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 Oxford Township, most people drive to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,485 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 3.7% of Oxford Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Oxford Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,300, Oxford Township ranks 1,600th of 5,207 on jobs and income
| # | 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 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 45 | Alpine NJ | 1,759 | $247K | 6.2% | 6.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Sea Girt NJ | 1,874 | $214K | 3.3% | 4.5% | 4% | A+ |
| 59 | Spring Lake NJ | 2,769 | $216K | 1.0% | 2.4% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,598 | Folsom NJ | 1,834 | $110K | 7.3% | 8.3% | 6% | B |
| 1,599 | Marietta PA | 2,931 | $54K | 7.3% | 2.9% | 5% | B |
| 1,600 | Oxford Township NJ | 2,469 | $103K | 4.8% | 6.3% | 5% | B |
| 1,601 | Pleasant Township OH | 2,333 | $73K | 7.7% | 1.5% | 6% | B |
| 1,602 | Gibsonburg OH | 2,462 | $75K | 10.6% | 2.3% | 9% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,207 | 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 Oxford Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Next door to Oxford Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oxford Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Township | – | B | C | 39 min | $102,600 |
| White Township | 2% | B+ | B− | 33 min | $75,726 |
| Washington Township | 4% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Buttzville | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Mansfield Township | 2% | B+ | C+ | 31 min | $88,845 |
Same-state neighbors only. Washington Township: not graded. Buttzville: 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 Washington Township. Darker towns draw more of Oxford 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 Oxford Township: questions
What is the median household income in Oxford Township?
$102,600 (±$27,240) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oxford Township?
4.8%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oxford Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oxford Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington Township (4%, 6 mi), Hackettstown (3%, 9 mi), Washington (2%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Oxford Township walkable?
Oxford Township is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Oxford Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oxford Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oxford 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.