Most of Pomona commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
There are 1,019 jobs in Pomona, against 3,343 working residents. Only 2% work in Pomona; the top destination outside it is Atlantic City (33%, 8 miles). 7% of workers work from home, next to 17% for New Jersey as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Pomona apart
Nearly all the work in Pomona is services
96% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 1% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
One in three of Pomona works in Atlantic City
1,116 working residents, 33%, have their main job in Atlantic City, 8.2 miles away. That’s 17 times as many as work in Pomona itself. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Pomona 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 ↓
Pomona is a place people come home to
There are 1,019 jobs based in Pomona, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pomona has about 5,700 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. 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.
Most jobs in Pomona are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pomona, 2013 → 2023: 1,207 → 1,019. 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 Pomona’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns that employ Pomona’s residents
Where Pomona clocks in
13% of workers
7% 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.
About 25 minutes to work from Pomona
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pomona workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,242 commuters (the 7% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Pomona
On a workday 3,268 residents head out to work, 75 work right here, and 944 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,700 people are in Pomona on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
How many miles Pomona commutes
About 15% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
Next door to Pomona
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pomona workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomona | – | — | — | 25 min | $99,118 |
| Egg Harbor Township | 7% | B− | B | 23 min | $97,190 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Egg Harbor Township. Darker towns draw more of Pomona’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 Pomona: questions
What is the median household income in Pomona?
$99,118 (±$11,078) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pomona?
11.1%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pomona?
25 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pomona work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Atlantic City (33%, 8 mi), Galloway Township (13%, 4 mi), Egg Harbor Township (7%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pomona without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pomona, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pomona
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.