How Strathmere works: jobs, income and commuting
Home is the office for 6% of workers, against 17% across New Jersey. Hardly any stay in Strathmere for work; outside it, Middle Township is the main destination (14%, 12 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 28 minutes, next to 31 for New Jersey and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Strathmere: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 58 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 71 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.22 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Strathmere to work: where people go
Where Strathmere clocks in
14% of workers
9% of workers
7% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Strathmere
71 jobs are based in Strathmere.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Strathmere, 2013 → 2023: 56 → 71. 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 Strathmere’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Strathmere: about 28 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Strathmere workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 125 commuters (the 6% 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 Strathmere
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 Strathmere
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Strathmere workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strathmere | – | — | — | 28 min | $108,953 |
| Ocean City | under 4% | B+ | A+ | 27 min | $101,782 |
| Sea Isle City | under 4% | A− | A | 30 min | $108,359 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Strathmere’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 Strathmere: questions
What is the median household income in Strathmere?
$108,953 (±$30,231) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Strathmere?
0.0%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Strathmere?
28 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Strathmere work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Middle Township (14%, 12 mi), Upper Township (9%, 6 mi), Egg Harbor Township (7%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Strathmere 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 Strathmere, from the people who make the trip.
More of Strathmere
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.