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Jobs & commute in Sheppards Mill

Sheppards Mill has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each

The trip to work takes 14 minutes on average, where New Jersey has 31 and the U.S. 26. Employers in Sheppards Mill report 1 jobs; 72 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Sheppards Mill for work; outside it, Vineland is the main destination (14%, 17 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Sheppards Mill

On a workday 72 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

72live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night61
Workday0
61live here− 72head out to work+ 1come in to work= 0on a workday

About 0 people are in Sheppards Mill on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.01jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where Sheppards Mill goes to work

Pleasantville: 2 residents work here (3%)Bridgeton: 6 residents work here (8%)Trenton: 2 residents work here (3%)Atlantic City: 2 residents work here (3%)Millville: 3 residents work here (4%)Vineland: 10 residents work here (14%)Hopewell Township: 9 residents work here (13%)Alloway Township: 2 residents work here (3%)Stow Creek Township: 3 residents work here (4%)Upper Deerfield Township: 4 residents work here (6%)Sheppards MillVinelandHopewell TownshipBridgetonUpper Deerfield TownshipMillvilleStow Creek TownshipSheppards Mill
1
Vineland17.3 mi away
14%10
213%9
3
Bridgeton4.7 mi away
8%6
5
Millville13.9 mi away
4%3
64%3
7
Pleasantville43 mi away
3%2
8
Trenton63.2 mi away
3%2
9
Atlantic City46.1 mi away
3%2
10
Alloway Township10.1 mi away
3%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
40%29
The top trips

Where Sheppards Mill clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Mostly services: health care, schools and offices

Jobs based in Sheppards MillJobs Sheppards Mill residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%24%
Trade, transport & utilities0%14%
Services: health, schools, offices100%63%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less100%3%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%25%
Over $3,333 a month0%72%

Who does it

29 or younger0%15%
30 to 54100%61%
55 and older0%24%

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 Sheppards Mill’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 14 minutes each way, quicker than most of New Jersey

A year of commuting
109 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Sheppards Mill14 min
New Jersey31 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Sheppards Mill workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Sheppards Mill gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 33 commuters (the 0% 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.

How far

Half of Sheppards Mill commutes less than 15 miles

10 mi25 mi50 mi75 miVineland: 14% · 17.3 miHopewell Township: 13% · 2.6 miBridgeton: 8% · 4.7 miUpper Deerfield Township: 6% · 7.6 miMillville: 4% · 13.9 miStow Creek Township: 4% · 3.5 miPleasantville: 3% · 43 miTrenton: 3% · 63.2 miAtlantic City: 3% · 46.1 miAlloway Township: 3% · 10.1 miVineland 14%Hopewell Township 13%Bridgeton 8%Upper Deerfield Township 6%Millville 4%Sheppards Mill
Sheppards MillTop destinations (size = commuters)
38%Under 10 mi27 residents
28%10–24 mi20 residents
23%25–50 mi16 residents
11%Over 50 mi8 residents

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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Sheppards Mill: questions

What is the median household income in Sheppards Mill?

$68,594 (±$9,028) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Sheppards Mill?

3.3%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Sheppards Mill?

14 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Sheppards Mill work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vineland (14%, 17 mi), Hopewell Township (13%, 3 mi), Bridgeton (8%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Sheppards Mill without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Sheppards Mill, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Sheppards Mill

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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.