Photo: Smallbones · Public domainMost of Upper Pittsgrove Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Upper Pittsgrove Township has 902 jobs for 1,722 working residents. Jobs and income earn Upper Pittsgrove Township B; getting around on foot earns it A−. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 1.0 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 43.7 in Jersey City.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Upper Pittsgrove Township apart
Where Upper Pittsgrove Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Upper Pittsgrove Township is better than 56% of U.S. towns, #376 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Upper Pittsgrove Township’s grade up (ahead of 78% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (8.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Upper Pittsgrove Township could be anywhere from C to A.
Upper Pittsgrove Township’s commute takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Upper Pittsgrove Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,414 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.
Who leaves Upper Pittsgrove Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,569 residents head out to work, 153 work right here, and 749 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,700 people are in Upper Pittsgrove Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
6% of working residents work in Vineland
Where Upper Pittsgrove Township clocks in
6% of workers
5% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 31% of the jobs in Upper Pittsgrove Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Upper Pittsgrove Township, 2013 → 2023: 931 → 902. 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 Upper Pittsgrove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Upper Pittsgrove Township
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 Upper Pittsgrove Township, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Upper Pittsgrove Township is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns, #317 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Upper Pittsgrove Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,503 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 37% 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 1.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 58% 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). 4.0% of Upper Pittsgrove Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Upper Pittsgrove Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,946th of 4,355: where Upper Pittsgrove Township ranks among U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 4 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | Mountain Lakes NJ | 4,649 | $250K | 1.3% | 2.4% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Harding Township NJ | 3,949 | $222K | 3.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,944 | Jefferson Township MI | 2,581 | $72K | 14.2% | 1.9% | 1% | B |
| 1,945 | Monticello LA | 3,999 | $70K | 11.6% | 4.5% | <1% | B |
| 1,946 | Upper Pittsgrove Township NJ | 3,545 | $86K | 8.0% | 8.0% | 9% | B |
| 1,947 | Desert View Highlands CA | 2,613 | $76K | 0.9% | 10.6% | 1% | B |
| 1,948 | Mary Esther FL | 4,093 | $77K | 6.3% | 5.6% | 2% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,355 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Upper Pittsgrove Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Work in the towns next to Upper Pittsgrove Township
The biggest share goes to Pilesgrove Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Upper Pittsgrove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Pittsgrove Township | – | B | A− | 24 min | $85,521 |
| South Harrison Township | under 2% | A− | B− | 34 min | $139,773 |
| Elk Township | under 2% | A− | C+ | 28 min | $141,382 |
| Pittsgrove Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 28 min | $92,917 |
| Elmer | under 2% | A− | B | 26 min | $95,357 |
| Pilesgrove Township | 3% | A+ | B− | 26 min | $158,281 |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 29 min | $110,197 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Upper Pittsgrove 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 Upper Pittsgrove Township: questions
What is the median household income in Upper Pittsgrove Township?
$85,521 (±$30,130) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Upper Pittsgrove Township?
8.0%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Upper Pittsgrove Township?
24 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 Upper Pittsgrove Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vineland (6%, 15 mi), Philadelphia (5%, 28 mi), Washington Township (3%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Upper Pittsgrove Township walkable?
Upper Pittsgrove Township is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 7.9 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Upper Pittsgrove Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Upper Pittsgrove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Upper Pittsgrove 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.