Seven Stars Tavern · Photo: Smallbones · Public domainHousehold incomes in Pilesgrove Township are higher than in 96% of U.S. towns
Only 6% work in Pilesgrove Township itself; outside it, Philadelphia draws the most (6%, 26 miles). Poverty touches 2.4% of residents, next to 9.7% for New Jersey as a whole. For jobs and income Pilesgrove Township is better than 98% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns (B−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Pilesgrove Township stands out on work
Pilesgrove Township makes and builds things
38% of the jobs based in Pilesgrove Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Pilesgrove Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 17%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Pilesgrove 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 ↓
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.
Pilesgrove Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
Household income is its strongest input ($158,281, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 75% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pilesgrove Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
A place that makes things: 38% of Pilesgrove Township’s jobs are in goods
1,619 jobs are based in Pilesgrove Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pilesgrove Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,648 → 1,619. 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 Pilesgrove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 26 minutes in Pilesgrove Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pilesgrove Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,702 commuters (the 12% 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.
A workday in Pilesgrove Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,866 residents head out to work, 124 work right here, and 1,495 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 (0.81 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 places Pilesgrove Township commutes to
Where Pilesgrove Township clocks in
6% of workers
5% of workers
3% 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.
Half of Pilesgrove Township commutes less than 16 miles
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.
Driving is how Pilesgrove Township gets around
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,930 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 1.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 66% 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). 7.4% of Pilesgrove Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Pilesgrove Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
129th of 4,039: where Pilesgrove Township ranks among U.S. towns of 3,000 to 5,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 19 | Mountain Lakes NJ | 4,649 | $250K | 1.3% | 2.4% | 6% | A+ |
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| 42 | Harding Township NJ | 3,949 | $222K | 3.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 127 | Ann Arbor Township MI | 4,506 | $165K | 7.2% | 0.5% | 9% | A+ |
| 128 | Monticello Township MN | 3,374 | $123K | 1.0% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 129 | Pilesgrove Township NJ | 4,280 | $158K | 2.4% | 2.2% | 6% | A+ |
| 130 | Moreland Hills OH | 3,473 | $186K | 4.0% | 2.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 131 | Cross Plains WI | 4,182 | $105K | 1.3% | 0.9% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,039 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Pilesgrove Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Pilesgrove Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Woolwich Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pilesgrove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilesgrove Township | – | A+ | B− | 26 min | $158,281 |
| South Harrison Township | under 3% | A− | B− | 34 min | $139,773 |
| Woolwich Township | 3% | A | B− | 29 min | $157,778 |
| Mannington Township | under 3% | A | B+ | 23 min | $109,271 |
| Harrisonville | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Oldmans Township | under 3% | A+ | C+ | 26 min | $112,917 |
| Carneys Point Township | 2% | B− | B+ | 26 min | $79,245 |
| Upper Pittsgrove Township | under 3% | B | A− | 24 min | $85,521 |
Same-state neighbors only. Harrisonville: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pilesgrove 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 Pilesgrove Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pilesgrove Township?
$158,281 (±$10,859) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pilesgrove Township?
2.4%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pilesgrove Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pilesgrove Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (6%, 26 mi), Woodstown (5%, 4 mi), Salem (3%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pilesgrove Township walkable?
Pilesgrove Township is more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pilesgrove Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pilesgrove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pilesgrove 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.