Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Pennsauken Township has higher unemployment (8.7%) than 91% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 8.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 43.7 in Jersey City. Jobs and income earn Pennsauken Township B−; getting around on foot earns it A. About one in ten work in Pennsauken Township itself; outside it, Philadelphia draws the most (12%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Pennsauken Township: the figures worth knowing
Pennsauken Township trades workers with the towns around it
Pennsauken Township has about as many jobs (19,591) as working residents (16,921), but they are mostly different people: 15,200 residents leave for work each day while 17,870 people come in. Only 9% of the jobs in Pennsauken Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Pennsauken Township works one town over
31% of working residents work in a town that borders Pennsauken Township: Philadelphia (12%), Camden (9%) and Cherry Hill Township (8%). Next door ↓
Most Pennsauken Township residents work close to home
62% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Commutes from Pennsauken 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 ↓
Pennsauken Township draws workers from far and wide
The 19,591 jobs in Pennsauken Township are filled from a wide area. Pennsauken Township’s own residents hold 9% and the ten next-biggest home towns 35%; the other 56% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Pennsauken Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pennsauken Township is better than 52% of U.S. towns, #395 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Pennsauken Township’s grade up (ahead of 98% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pennsauken Township could be anywhere from C+ to B.
Who commutes out of Pennsauken Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 15,200 residents head out to work, 1,721 work right here, and 17,870 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.16 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
How many miles Pennsauken Township commutes
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 26 minutes each way, quicker than most of New Jersey
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pennsauken Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 15,448 commuters (the 11% 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 Pennsauken Township’s working residents head each day
Where Pennsauken Township clocks in
12% of workers
9% of workers
8% 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.
68% of the jobs in Pennsauken Township pay over $3,333 a month
19,591 jobs are based in Pennsauken Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pennsauken Township, 2014 → 2024: 18,649 → 19,591. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Pennsauken Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Pennsauken Township is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pennsauken Township is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns, #268 of 468 in New Jersey. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 13.2% across New Jersey.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 17,425 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 93% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 54% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 8.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 91% 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). 9.3% of Pennsauken Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Pennsauken Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Pennsauken Township next to U.S. towns of 26,000 to 51,000: 826th of 1,196 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 3 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 10% | A+ |
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| 17 | Westfield NJ | 32,595 | $233K | 1.8% | 3.6% | 8% | A+ |
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| 31 | Ridgewood NJ | 26,527 | $208K | 4.2% | 3.4% | 8% | A+ |
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| 54 | Livingston Township NJ | 32,223 | $230K | 2.3% | 4.3% | 9% | A+ |
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| 824 | Redmond OR | 38,547 | $84K | 9.6% | 4.5% | 31% | B− |
| 825 | Columbia TN | 50,072 | $64K | 14.2% | 2.6% | 23% | B− |
| 826 | Pennsauken Township NJ | 37,742 | $88K | 13.9% | 8.7% | 10% | B− |
| 827 | Lakeside FL | 32,105 | $82K | 8.9% | 6.7% | 5% | B− |
| 828 | Forest Grove OR | 27,252 | $88K | 15.4% | 4.3% | 16% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,196 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 25% | 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 Pennsauken Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Bordering towns draw 31% of Pennsauken Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pennsauken Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsauken Township | – | B− | A | 26 min | $87,680 |
| Cinnaminson Township | 2% | A− | A− | 28 min | $127,606 |
| Camden | 9% | C− | A+ | 24 min | $40,546 |
| Palmyra | under 2% | B | A+ | 25 min | $89,574 |
| Maple Shade Township | under 2% | B | A | 26 min | $78,904 |
| Merchantville | under 2% | B+ | A− | 25 min | $90,706 |
| Cherry Hill Township | 8% | A− | A | 28 min | $121,502 |
| Cherry Hill Mall | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Golden Triangle | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Collingswood | under 2% | B+ | A+ | 26 min | $90,184 |
Same-state neighbors only. Cherry Hill Mall and Golden Triangle: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Philadelphia. Darker towns draw more of Pennsauken 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 2024, 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 Pennsauken Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pennsauken Township?
$87,680 (±$5,246) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pennsauken Township?
13.9%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pennsauken Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pennsauken Township work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (12%, 5 mi), Camden (9%, 3 mi), Cherry Hill Township (8%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Pennsauken Township walkable?
Pennsauken Township is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 14.2 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pennsauken Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 54% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pennsauken Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pennsauken Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.