Photo: Mike Sheridan · CC BY 2.0Work and commuting in Sewell
Only 1% work in Sewell; the top destination outside it is Philadelphia (11%, 17 miles). Working residents average 26 minutes each way, next to 31 for New Jersey and 26 for the U.S. Employers in Sewell report 1,595 jobs for 1,751 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Sewell
Sewell trades workers with the towns around it
Sewell has about as many jobs (1,595) as working residents (1,751), but they are mostly different people: 1,730 residents leave for work each day while 1,574 people come in. Only 1% of the jobs in Sewell are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
60% of the jobs in Sewell are in trade, transport and utilities, against 21% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
A lot of Sewell workers cross into Pennsylvania
18% of Sewell workers work outside New Jersey, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Philadelphia (11%) is one of the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Sewell
67% of Sewell residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 47% of the jobs based in Sewell pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
35% of the jobs based in Sewell are held by workers 29 or younger, against 20% of Sewell’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
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.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 1,730 residents head out to work, 21 work right here, and 1,574 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.91 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
What Sewell’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sewell, 2013 → 2023: 1,172 → 1,595. 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 Sewell’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting out of Sewell: the destinations
Where Sewell clocks in
11% of workers
5% 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 26 minutes each way for Sewell’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sewell workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,506 commuters (the 19% 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 Sewell, by distance
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.
Sewell and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Washington Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sewell workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sewell | – | — | — | 26 min | $140,600 |
| Deptford Township | 3% | B+ | B+ | 26 min | $91,706 |
| Wenonah | under 3% | A | A | 29 min | $131,667 |
| Washington Township | 5% | A | B+ | 29 min | $114,249 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sewell’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 Sewell: questions
What is the median household income in Sewell?
$140,600 (±$22,802) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sewell?
2.1%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sewell?
26 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sewell work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (11%, 17 mi), Mantua Township (7%, 2 mi), Washington Township (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sewell without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sewell, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sewell
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.