Earning a living in Vauxhall
The average commute takes 29 minutes each way, next to 31 for New Jersey and 26 for the U.S. 7% of workers work from home, where New Jersey as a whole has 17%. Only 2% work in Vauxhall; the top destination outside it is Newark (11%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Vauxhall
Vauxhall trades workers with the towns around it
Vauxhall has about as many jobs (2,340) as working residents (2,417), but they are mostly different people: 2,379 residents leave for work each day while 2,302 people come in. Only 2% of the jobs in Vauxhall are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
68% of the jobs in Vauxhall are in trade, transport and utilities, against 22% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Vauxhall
63% of Vauxhall residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 42% of the jobs based in Vauxhall pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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 leaves Vauxhall for work, and who comes in
On a workday 2,379 residents head out to work, 38 work right here, and 2,302 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.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.97 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Inside Vauxhall’s 2,340 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Vauxhall, 2013 → 2023: 1,854 → 2,340. 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 Vauxhall’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting out of Vauxhall: the destinations
Where Vauxhall clocks in
11% of workers
9% 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.
Commuting from Vauxhall: about 29 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Vauxhall workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,823 commuters (the 7% 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.
The commute from Vauxhall, by distance
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.
Vauxhall and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Vauxhall workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vauxhall | – | — | — | 29 min | $111,421 |
| Millburn Township | under 2% | A+ | A+ | 42 min | $250,000+ |
| Springfield Township | under 2% | A | A | 28 min | $155,906 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Vauxhall’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 Vauxhall: questions
What is the median household income in Vauxhall?
$111,421 (±$14,984) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Vauxhall?
7.3%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Vauxhall?
29 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Vauxhall work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Newark (11%, 6 mi), New York City (9%, 18 mi), Union Township (7%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Vauxhall without a car?
7% 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 Vauxhall, from the people who make the trip.
More of Vauxhall
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.