Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0A job hub: Thorofare has 2.3 jobs per working resident, and 2,814 people come in to work
For 6% of workers, the job is at home, against 17% across New Jersey. 2,875 jobs are based in Thorofare, against 1,269 working residents. Only 5% work in Thorofare; the top destination outside it is West Deptford Township (12%, 1 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Thorofare and work: the main findings
Thorofare is where the jobs are
Thorofare has 2,875 jobs, 2.3 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 4,000 people are in town, 68% more than the 2,300 who live here. Day and night ↓
Thorofare 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. Every town next door averages less (22 to 32 minutes). 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.
Who commutes out of Thorofare, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,208 residents head out to work and 61 work right here.
About 4,000 people are in Thorofare on a workday afternoon, 68% more 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.
The daily trip from Thorofare: about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Thorofare workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,017 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.
Where Thorofare’s workforce comes from
Where Thorofare clocks in
12% of workers
8% of workers
5% 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.
71% of the jobs in Thorofare pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Thorofare, 2013 → 2023: 3,116 → 2,875. 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 Thorofare’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Thorofare, 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.
Around Thorofare: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Philadelphia (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Thorofare workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorofare | – | — | — | 39 min | $88,438 |
| National Park | under 3% | B | A+ | 30 min | $82,838 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Thorofare’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 Thorofare: questions
What is the median household income in Thorofare?
$88,438 (±$29,480) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Thorofare?
7.7%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Thorofare?
39 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 Thorofare work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are West Deptford Township (12%, 1 mi), Philadelphia (8%, 11 mi), Camden (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Thorofare without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Thorofare, from the people who make the trip.
More of Thorofare
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.