Cinnaminson Avenue and Spring Garden Street Schools · Photo: JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Palmyra commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 7.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 43.7 in Jersey City. There are 1,307 jobs in Palmyra, and 3,894 of its residents work somewhere. Palmyra grades B for jobs and income and A+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Palmyra
Commutes from Palmyra are quick
The average trip to work takes 25 minutes, against 31 across New Jersey. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical New Jersey worker. Time on the road ↓
Palmyra empties out on a workday
About 5,100 people are in Palmyra on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than the 7,700 who live here: 3,700 head out to work and 1,100 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
What’s behind Palmyra’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Palmyra is better than 63% of U.S. towns, #349 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Palmyra’s grade up (ahead of 97% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (6.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Palmyra could be anywhere from B− to A−.
Each way, about 25 minutes from Palmyra
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Palmyra workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,472 commuters (the 17% 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 a workday changes Palmyra
On a workday 3,733 residents head out to work, 161 work right here, and 1,146 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,100 people are in Palmyra on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
14% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where Palmyra clocks in
14% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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.
69% of the jobs in Palmyra pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Palmyra, 2013 → 2023: 1,610 → 1,307. 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 Palmyra’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Palmyra goes to work
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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Palmyra
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Palmyra is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns, #156 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Palmyra near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,163 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 82% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 25% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 7.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 89% 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). 3.5% of Palmyra households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Palmyra’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Palmyra is 1,365th among 3,018 U.S. towns of 5,400 to 10,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 4 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Hainesport Township NJ | 6,197 | $143K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 13 | Waldwick NJ | 10,252 | $178K | 1.4% | 2.2% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,363 | Sheridan IN | 5,746 | $67K | 3.0% | 5.9% | 8% | B |
| 1,364 | Maize KS | 7,853 | $72K | 12.4% | 2.7% | 6% | B |
| 1,365 | Palmyra NJ | 7,664 | $90K | 10.2% | 6.5% | 4% | B |
| 1,366 | Alondra Park CA | 8,373 | $87K | 12.2% | 5.5% | 2% | B |
| 1,367 | White Knoll SC | 8,310 | $80K | 11.0% | 3.2% | 2% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,018 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Palmyra, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Bordering towns draw 22% of Palmyra’s workers
The biggest share goes to Philadelphia (14%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Palmyra workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmyra | – | B | A+ | 25 min | $89,574 |
| Pennsauken Township | 3% | B− | A | 26 min | $87,680 |
| Cinnaminson Township | 5% | A− | A− | 28 min | $127,606 |
| Riverton | under 2% | A+ | A | 28 min | $121,198 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Palmyra’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 Palmyra: questions
What is the median household income in Palmyra?
$89,574 (±$6,925) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Palmyra?
10.2%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Palmyra?
25 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Palmyra work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (14%, 5 mi), Cherry Hill Township (5%, 7 mi), Cinnaminson Township (5%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Palmyra walkable?
Palmyra is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 13.1 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Palmyra without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 25% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Palmyra, from the people who make the trip.
More of Palmyra
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.