Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Port Republic top those of 90% of U.S. towns
For 10% of workers, the job is at home; New Jersey has 17%. The poverty rate is 1.3%; New Jersey has 9.7%. Jobs and income earn Port Republic A; getting around on foot earns it C−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Port Republic at work: what stands out
Port Republic is a place people come home to
There are 67 jobs based in Port Republic, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Port Republic has about 750 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Port Republic and Galloway Township trade workers both ways
Galloway Township is the top workplace for Port Republic residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Port Republic come from (34% of its jobs). 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; with 443 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Port Republic
On income, poverty and job access, Port Republic is better than 94% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 59% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (9.0%) is left out: Port Republic’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Port Republic could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Who leaves Port Republic for work, and who comes in
On a workday 440 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 64 people come in from elsewhere.
About 750 people are in Port Republic on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.15 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
18% of working residents work in Galloway Township
Where Port Republic clocks in
18% of workers
9% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Port Republic
67 jobs are based in Port Republic.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Port Republic, 2014 → 2024: 57 → 67. 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 Port Republic’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 28 minutes in Port Republic
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Port Republic workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 454 commuters (the 10% 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 commute from Port Republic, by distance
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.
The commute in Port Republic is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Port Republic is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 503 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 10% 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 1.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 58% 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). 0.0% of Port Republic households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Port Republic’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Port Republic ranks: 113th of 3,771 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 111 | Winterville GA | 1,203 | $111K | 3.2% | 0.9% | 1% | A |
| 112 | Trabuco Canyon CA | 1,326 | $229K | 7.2% | 0.6% | 2% | A |
| 113 | Port Republic NJ | 1,125 | $123K | 1.3% | 9.0% | 1% | A |
| 114 | Medina WI | 1,300 | $100K | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1% | A |
| 115 | Webster Township OH | 1,255 | $105K | 0.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 130 | Mannington Township NJ | 1,495 | $109K | 4.2% | 3.4% | 10% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 214 | Califon NJ | 1,034 | $128K | 7.5% | 3.6% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 322 | Ship Bottom NJ | 1,126 | $109K | 3.7% | 2.3% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,771 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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 Port Republic, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
The towns next door employ 18% of Port Republic
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Port Republic workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Republic | – | A | C− | 28 min | $123,438 |
| Galloway Township | 18% | B− | A− | 24 min | $91,229 |
| Bass River Township | under 2% | B | D− | 41 min | $75,833 |
| Smithville | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Washington Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Smithville: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Washington Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Galloway Township. Darker towns draw more of Port Republic’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 Port Republic: questions
What is the median household income in Port Republic?
$123,438 (±$53,785) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Port Republic?
1.3%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Port Republic?
28 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Port Republic work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Galloway Township (18%, 3 mi), Atlantic City (18%, 11 mi), Egg Harbor Township (9%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Port Republic walkable?
Port Republic is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Port Republic without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Port Republic, from the people who make the trip.
More of Port Republic
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.