Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Stockton has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
105 jobs are based in Stockton; 222 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Stockton itself; outside it, Delaware Township draws the most (9%, 2 miles). The trip to work takes 31 minutes on average, where New Jersey has 31 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Stockton
On a workday 218 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 101 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Stockton on a workday afternoon, 24% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Stockton to work: where people go
Where Stockton clocks in
9% 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.
Jobs in Stockton: what the 105 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stockton, 2014 → 2024: 204 → 105. 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 Stockton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 31 minutes in Stockton
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stockton workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 205 commuters (the 16% 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 it is to work from Stockton
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.
Stockton and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stockton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockton | – | — | — | 31 min | $104,000 |
| Delaware Township | 9% | A+ | B | 33 min | $194,219 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Delaware Township. Darker towns draw more of Stockton’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 Stockton: questions
What is the median household income in Stockton?
$104,000 (±$19,948) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stockton?
8.7%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stockton?
31 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stockton work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Delaware Township (9%, 2 mi), Raritan Township (5%, 10 mi), New York City (4%, 57 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Stockton without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Stockton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stockton
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.