Photo: JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Shamong Township’s household incomes are higher than in 91% of U.S. towns
Shamong Township grades A+ for jobs and income and C− for walkability. 3.2% of residents live below the poverty line (New Jersey 9.7%). Only 7% stay in Shamong Township for work; outside it, Medford Township is the main destination (6%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Shamong Township: the figures worth knowing
No single place dominates Shamong Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Medford Township, gets only 6% of working residents, and 58% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Shamong Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Shamong Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Shamong Township went from 776 in 2013 to 1,307 in 2023, +68%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The figures behind Shamong Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Shamong Township is better than 96% of U.S. towns, #51 of 468 in New Jersey. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Shamong Township’s grade. It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Shamong Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Where the trip to work from Shamong Township ends
Where Shamong Township clocks in
6% of workers
5% 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.
What the 1,307 jobs in Shamong Township are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Shamong Township, 2013 → 2023: 776 → 1,307. 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 Shamong Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Shamong Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 2,924 residents head out to work, 229 work right here, and 1,078 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,800 people are in Shamong Township on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
0.41 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 2023, primary jobs.
Shamong Township’s commute takes about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Shamong Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,548 commuters (the 21% 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.
Half of Shamong Township commutes less than 17 miles
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.
For most of Shamong Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Shamong Township is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns, #460 of 468 in New Jersey. 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 3,243 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 4.3% of Shamong Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Shamong Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Shamong Township is 157th among 3,201 U.S. towns of 4,700 to 9,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Hainesport Township NJ | 6,197 | $143K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Old Tappan NJ | 6,686 | $205K | 2.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 155 | Tuckahoe NY | 7,029 | $104K | 5.1% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| 156 | Leighton Township MI | 7,374 | $104K | 2.9% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| 157 | Shamong Township NJ | 6,659 | $128K | 3.2% | 2.4% | 7% | A+ |
| 158 | Springfield Township PA | 5,246 | $123K | 2.7% | 2.3% | 5% | A+ |
| 159 | Oconomowoc WI | 8,849 | $115K | 4.0% | 1.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,201 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Shamong Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Work in the towns next to Shamong Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Shamong Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shamong Township | – | A+ | C− | 34 min | $128,271 |
| Waterford Township | under 3% | B+ | B− | 33 min | $111,791 |
| Tabernacle Township | 3% | A+ | C− | 39 min | $120,735 |
| Medford Township | 6% | A | B+ | 34 min | $157,969 |
| Hammonton | under 3% | B− | B+ | 31 min | $78,087 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Medford Township. Darker towns draw more of Shamong Township’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 Shamong Township: questions
What is the median household income in Shamong Township?
$128,271 (±$16,566) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Shamong Township?
3.2%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Shamong Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Shamong Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Medford Township (6%, 8 mi), Philadelphia (5%, 27 mi), Evesham Township (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Shamong Township walkable?
Shamong Township is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Shamong Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Shamong Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Shamong Township
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. 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.