Most of Pine Lake Park commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
13% of workers work from home, where New Jersey as a whole has 17%. Pine Lake Park has 414 jobs, against 4,163 working residents. The trip to work takes 36 minutes on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Pine Lake Park
Pine Lake Park is a place people come home to
There are 414 jobs based in Pine Lake Park, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pine Lake Park has about 6,000 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Pine Lake Park workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 31 across New Jersey. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical 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.
How many people are in Pine Lake Park by day
On a workday 4,107 residents head out to work, 56 work right here, and 358 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,000 people are in Pine Lake Park on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
Commuting from Pine Lake Park: about 36 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pine Lake Park workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,024 commuters (the 13% 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.
14% of working residents work in Toms River Township
Where Pine Lake Park clocks in
14% 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.
Most jobs in Pine Lake Park are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pine Lake Park, 2013 → 2023: 498 → 414. 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 Pine Lake Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Pine Lake Park commutes less than 17 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.
Pine Lake Park and its neighbors: 14% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pine Lake Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Lake Park | – | — | — | 36 min | $91,813 |
| Leisure Village West | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Toms River Township | 14% | A− | B | 30 min | $99,547 |
Same-state neighbors only. Leisure Village West: 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 Toms River Township. Darker towns draw more of Pine Lake Park’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 Pine Lake Park: questions
What is the median household income in Pine Lake Park?
$91,813 (±$12,782) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pine Lake Park?
7.5%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pine Lake Park?
36 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pine Lake Park work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Toms River Township (14%, 5 mi), Lakewood Township (12%, 6 mi), Manchester Township (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pine Lake Park without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pine Lake Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pine Lake Park
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.