Rossmoor has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Rossmoor for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (13%, 36 miles). There are 145 jobs in Rossmoor for 1,056 working residents. Working residents average 31 minutes each way, 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 the numbers say about work in Rossmoor
Rossmoor is a place people come home to
There are 145 jobs based in Rossmoor, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Rossmoor has about 2,400 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Rossmoor’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Rossmoor is New York City, NY, 36 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (142) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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.
Rossmoor on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,052 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 141 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,400 people are in Rossmoor on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 Rossmoor commutes
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.
Out of Rossmoor to work: where people go
Where Rossmoor clocks in
13% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rossmoor, 2013 → 2023: 173 → 145. 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 Rossmoor’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 31 minutes each way, about the NJ average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rossmoor workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 798 commuters (the 14% 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.
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 Rossmoor: questions
What is the median household income in Rossmoor?
$64,074 (±$27,363) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rossmoor?
8.2%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rossmoor?
31 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rossmoor work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (13%, 36 mi), Monroe Township (4%, 2 mi), South Brunswick Township (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rossmoor without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 20% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rossmoor, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rossmoor
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.