Photo: Apc106 · CC BY-SA 3.0More people are out of work in Southampton Township (9.1%) than in 92% of U.S. towns
Southampton Township grades B for jobs and income and C for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 75% of U.S. towns. Only 6% work in Southampton Township itself; outside it, Medford Township draws the most (5%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Southampton Township stands out on work
No single place dominates Southampton Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Medford Township, gets only 5% of working residents, and 65% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Southampton Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Southampton Township’s workforce skews older
38% of Southampton Township’s working residents are 55 or older. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind Southampton Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Southampton Township is better than 62% of U.S. towns, #355 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Southampton Township’s grade up (ahead of 81% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Southampton Township could be anywhere from B− to A−.
Where Southampton Township’s working residents head each day
Where Southampton Township clocks in
5% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
The 2,287 jobs based in Southampton Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Southampton Township, 2014 → 2024: 2,348 → 2,287. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Southampton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Southampton Township
On a workday 4,530 residents head out to work, 265 work right here, and 2,022 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,100 people are in Southampton Township on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.48 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 2024, primary jobs.
Getting to work from Southampton Township takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Southampton Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,601 commuters (the 14% 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 Southampton Township, by distance
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Southampton Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Southampton Township is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns, #446 of 468 in New Jersey. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 13.2% across New Jersey, on an EPA index of 5.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,177 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 0.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 46% 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). 3.2% of Southampton Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Southampton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Southampton Township places 1,378th of 2,878 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 7,000 to 14,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Waldwick NJ | 10,252 | $178K | 1.4% | 2.2% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Fanwood NJ | 8,035 | $196K | 1.0% | 2.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 22 | Oradell NJ | 8,293 | $221K | 3.6% | 2.3% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,376 | Lago Vista TX | 10,498 | $113K | 8.6% | 6.6% | 9% | B |
| 1,377 | Antwerp Township MI | 13,832 | $80K | 8.9% | 3.6% | 16% | B |
| 1,378 | Southampton Township NJ | 10,563 | $98K | 6.8% | 9.1% | 6% | B |
| 1,379 | Cumberland Township PA | 7,219 | $83K | 7.3% | 3.5% | 7% | B |
| 1,380 | Lower Pottsgrove Township PA | 12,892 | $94K | 11.8% | 5.0% | 3% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 2,878 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 Southampton Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Around Southampton Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Southampton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton Township | – | B | C | 32 min | $97,995 |
| Medford Township | 5% | A | B+ | 34 min | $157,969 |
| Pemberton Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 32 min | $80,843 |
| Lumberton Township | 2% | B+ | B+ | 30 min | $113,440 |
| Eastampton Township | under 2% | A− | B+ | 26 min | $110,000 |
| Tabernacle Township | under 2% | A+ | C− | 39 min | $120,735 |
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 Southampton 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 2024, 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 Southampton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Southampton Township?
$97,995 (±$9,051) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Southampton Township?
6.8%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Southampton Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Southampton Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Medford Township (5%, 7 mi), Philadelphia (5%, 23 mi), Mount Laurel Township (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Southampton Township walkable?
Southampton Township is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Southampton Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Southampton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Southampton Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.