Sunset Lake at work: jobs, income and the commute
Hardly any work in Sunset Lake; the top destination outside it is Upper Deerfield Township (14%, 3 miles). 1% of workers work from home (New Jersey 17%). A typical one-way commute from Sunset Lake lasts 22 minutes (New Jersey 31, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Sunset Lake
Commutes from Sunset Lake are quick
The average trip to work takes 22 minutes, against 31 across New Jersey. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical New Jersey worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Sunset Lake workers work from home
Only 1% of workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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; with 223 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
About 22 minutes to work from Sunset Lake
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sunset Lake workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 513 commuters (the 1% 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.
In and out of Sunset Lake on a workday
On a workday 223 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 155 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.
0.70 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 Sunset Lake to work: where people go
Where Sunset Lake clocks in
13% of workers
13% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Sunset Lake
155 jobs are based in Sunset Lake.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sunset Lake, 2013 → 2023: 117 → 155. 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 Sunset Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Sunset Lake, by distance
About 15% 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.
15% of Sunset Lake works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Bridgeton (13%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sunset Lake workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Lake | – | — | — | 22 min | $78,555 |
| Bridgeton | 13% | C− | A− | 29 min | $55,781 |
| Silver Lake | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Hopewell Township | 2% | B+ | B+ | 22 min | $100,202 |
| Laurel Heights | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Silver Lake and Laurel Heights: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sunset Lake’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 Sunset Lake: questions
What is the median household income in Sunset Lake?
$78,555 (±$36,848) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sunset Lake?
16.9%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sunset Lake?
22 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sunset Lake work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Upper Deerfield Township (14%, 3 mi), Bridgeton (13%, 2 mi), Vineland (13%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sunset Lake without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sunset Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sunset Lake
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.