Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY 3.0Most of Tabernacle Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
For jobs and income Tabernacle Township is better than 97% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (C−). Employers in Tabernacle Township report 1,079 jobs for 3,421 working residents. Measured by household income, Tabernacle Township is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Tabernacle Township apart on work
No single place dominates Tabernacle Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Medford Township, gets only 8% of working residents, and 61% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Tabernacle Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Tabernacle Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 31 across New Jersey. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Tabernacle Township empties out on a workday
About 4,700 people are in Tabernacle Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than the 7,000 who live here: 3,200 head out to work and 890 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Tabernacle Township’s grade explained
All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Tabernacle Township’s grade. It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Tabernacle Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
8% of working residents work in Medford Township
Where Tabernacle Township clocks in
8% 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.
The daily trip from Tabernacle Township: about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tabernacle Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,958 commuters (the 14% 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 many people are in Tabernacle Township by day
On a workday 3,236 residents head out to work, 185 work right here, and 894 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,700 people are in Tabernacle Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 32% of the jobs in Tabernacle Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tabernacle Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,009 → 1,079. 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 Tabernacle Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Tabernacle Township works
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 Tabernacle Township, the car does most of the work
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 13.2% across New Jersey.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,430 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 1.5% of Tabernacle Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Tabernacle Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Tabernacle Township is 154th among 3,227 U.S. towns of 4,900 to 9,500
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | Old Tappan NJ | 6,686 | $205K | 2.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 152 | Senoia GA | 6,276 | $125K | 1.1% | 1.4% | 4% | A+ |
| 153 | Highland Heights OH | 8,559 | $123K | 3.4% | 2.6% | 6% | A+ |
| 154 | Tabernacle Township NJ | 7,014 | $121K | 3.2% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| 155 | Collier Township PA | 9,103 | $102K | 3.1% | 2.1% | 7% | A+ |
| 156 | Penn Township PA | 6,340 | $136K | 2.1% | 0.4% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,227 | 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 Tabernacle Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Tabernacle Township and its neighbors: 11% work next door
The biggest share goes to Medford Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tabernacle Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabernacle Township | – | A+ | C− | 39 min | $120,735 |
| Shamong Township | under 3% | A+ | C− | 34 min | $128,271 |
| Woodland Township | under 3% | B | D | 43 min | $138,750 |
| Southampton Township | 3% | B | C | 32 min | $97,995 |
| Medford Township | 8% | A | B+ | 34 min | $157,969 |
| Washington Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Washington Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tabernacle Township’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 Tabernacle Township: questions
What is the median household income in Tabernacle Township?
$120,735 (±$21,845) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tabernacle Township?
3.2%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tabernacle Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tabernacle Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Medford Township (8%, 10 mi), Mount Laurel Township (5%, 16 mi), Philadelphia (4%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Tabernacle Township walkable?
Tabernacle Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Tabernacle Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Tabernacle Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tabernacle Township
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.