With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Smithville works elsewhere
Only 3% stay in Smithville for work; outside it, Atlantic City is the main destination (26%, 8 miles). 745 jobs are based in Smithville for 3,982 working residents. 7% of workers work from home; New Jersey has 17%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Smithville, in brief
The better-paid jobs are outside Smithville
59% of Smithville residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 25% of the jobs based in Smithville pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Smithville is a place people come home to
There are 745 jobs based in Smithville, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Smithville has about 6,300 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Many jobs in Smithville pay little
33% of the jobs based in Smithville pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 39% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
Smithville has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Smithville went from 526 in 2013 to 745 in 2023, +42%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Smithville are quick
The average trip to work takes 26 minutes, against 31 across New Jersey. That’s about 38 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The kinds of work in Smithville
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Smithville, 2013 → 2023: 526 → 745. 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 Smithville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Smithville: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 3,857 residents head out to work, 125 work right here, and 620 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,300 people are in Smithville on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
A commute of about 26 minutes in Smithville
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Smithville workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,625 commuters (the 7% 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 places Smithville commutes to
Where Smithville clocks in
14% 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.
How far Smithville’s workers travel
About 18% 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.
The towns around Smithville
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Smithville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithville | – | — | — | 26 min | $77,579 |
| Oceanville | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Port Republic | under 2% | A | C− | 28 min | $123,438 |
| Leeds Point | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Oceanville and Leeds Point: 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 Smithville’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 Smithville: questions
What is the median household income in Smithville?
$77,579 (±$7,296) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Smithville?
9.8%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Smithville?
26 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Smithville work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Atlantic City (26%, 8 mi), Galloway Township (14%, 0 mi), Egg Harbor Township (8%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Smithville without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Smithville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Smithville
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.