Most of Seaville commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Only 3% work in Seaville itself; outside it, Upper Township draws the most (12%, 4 miles). Employers in Seaville report 352 jobs, and 988 of its residents work somewhere. 9% of workers have no commute at all (New Jersey 17%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Seaville at work: what stands out
The better-paid jobs are outside Seaville
61% of Seaville residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 36% of the jobs based in Seaville pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Seaville 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 ↓
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; with 988 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In Seaville, 31% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Seaville, 2013 → 2023: 355 → 352. 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 Seaville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes each way for Seaville’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Seaville workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,203 commuters (the 9% 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.
Seaville by day and by night
On a workday 959 residents head out to work, 29 work right here, and 323 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Seaville on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
The towns that employ Seaville’s residents
Where Seaville clocks in
12% of workers
11% of workers
8% 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.
Miles to work from Seaville
About 21% 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.
Around Seaville: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Dennis Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Seaville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaville | – | — | — | 25 min | $139,444 |
| Ocean View | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Dennis Township | 4% | A− | C | 26 min | $105,506 |
| Palermo | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ocean View and Palermo: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Seaville’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 Seaville: questions
What is the median household income in Seaville?
$139,444 (±$33,057) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Seaville?
3.5%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Seaville?
25 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Seaville work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Upper Township (12%, 4 mi), Middle Township (11%, 10 mi), Ocean City (8%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Seaville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Seaville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Seaville
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.