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Strathmore has 2,314 jobs, and 3,619 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% stay in Strathmore for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (14%, 23 miles). The trip to work takes 35 minutes on average (New Jersey 31, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Strathmore
The better-paid jobs are outside Strathmore
72% of Strathmore residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 46% of the jobs based in Strathmore pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Strathmore’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Strathmore is New York City, NY, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (514) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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.
What Strathmore’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Strathmore, 2013 → 2023: 1,797 → 2,314. 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 Strathmore’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Strathmore 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.
In and out of Strathmore on a workday
On a workday 3,525 residents head out to work, 94 work right here, and 2,220 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,400 people are in Strathmore on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.64 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 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Strathmore to work: where people go
Where Strathmore clocks in
14% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
About 35 minutes to work from Strathmore
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Strathmore workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,957 commuters (the 17% 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.
Strathmore and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Strathmore workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strathmore | – | — | — | 35 min | $151,855 |
| Matawan | under 2% | A− | A+ | 33 min | $123,354 |
| Holmdel Township | 3% | A | A | 38 min | $165,013 |
| Marlboro Township | under 2% | A+ | A | 41 min | $186,292 |
| Morganville | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Morganville: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Holmdel Township. Darker towns draw more of Strathmore’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 Strathmore: questions
What is the median household income in Strathmore?
$151,855 (±$12,203) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Strathmore?
1.9%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Strathmore?
35 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Strathmore work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (14%, 23 mi), Aberdeen Township (4%, 2 mi), Edison Township (3%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Strathmore without a car?
12% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Strathmore, from the people who make the trip.
More of Strathmore
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.