Photo: Milkbreath · Public domainWith 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Stratford works elsewhere
1,699 jobs are based in Stratford, and 3,453 of its residents work somewhere. Stratford grades B+ for jobs and income and A for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 7.0 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 43.7 in Jersey City.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs & income in Stratford: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Stratford is better than 74% of U.S. towns, #290 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Stratford’s grade up (ahead of 94% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Stratford could be anywhere from B− to A.
How a workday changes Stratford
On a workday 3,313 residents head out to work, 140 work right here, and 1,559 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,400 people are in Stratford 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 2023, primary jobs.
11% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where Stratford clocks in
11% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Stratford
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stratford, 2013 → 2023: 1,718 → 1,699. 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 Stratford’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 30 minutes each way for Stratford’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stratford workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,229 commuters (the 12% 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 distance from Stratford to work
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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Stratford
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Stratford is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns, #208 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Stratford near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,669 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 72% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 19% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 7.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 89% 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). 9.9% of Stratford households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 6% of Stratford’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Stratford ranks: 1,019th of 3,205 U.S. towns of 5,000 to 9,700
| # | 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 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 4 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,017 | Big Flats NY | 7,406 | $87K | 5.1% | 2.8% | 11% | B+ |
| 1,018 | Brunswick MD | 9,380 | $118K | 6.2% | 4.8% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,019 | Stratford NJ | 7,200 | $98K | 9.8% | 4.7% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,020 | Bloomfield WI | 6,369 | $98K | 7.5% | 3.7% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,021 | South Strabane Township PA | 9,672 | $88K | 9.6% | 2.7% | 7% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,205 | 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 Stratford, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
The towns around Stratford
The biggest share goes to Gloucester Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stratford workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratford | – | B+ | A | 30 min | $98,427 |
| Gloucester Township | 3% | B+ | A | 29 min | $101,119 |
| Lindenwold | under 2% | C+ | A | 26 min | $55,954 |
| Hi-Nella | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Laurel Springs | under 2% | A | A+ | 29 min | $118,750 |
| Somerdale | under 2% | B− | A | 24 min | $85,625 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hi-Nella: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stratford’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 Stratford: questions
What is the median household income in Stratford?
$98,427 (±$11,923) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stratford?
9.8%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stratford?
30 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stratford work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (11%, 14 mi), Cherry Hill Township (7%, 5 mi), Voorhees Township (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Stratford walkable?
Stratford is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.2 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Stratford without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. 19% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Stratford, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stratford
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.