Photo: Smallbones · Public domainVineland has higher unemployment (7.8%) than 87% of U.S. towns
Home is the office for 5% of workers, against 17% across New Jersey. Jobs and income earn Vineland C; getting around on foot earns it A−. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 2.2 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 commute and the jobs: Vineland in brief
Jobs & income in Vineland: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Vineland is better than 32% of U.S. towns, #443 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Vineland’s grade up (ahead of 71% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Vineland could be anywhere from C to C+.
About 24 minutes to work from Vineland
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Vineland workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 23,633 commuters (the 5% 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 Vineland by day
On a workday 15,341 residents head out to work, 9,623 work right here, and 21,472 people come in from elsewhere.
About 69,000 people are in Vineland on a workday afternoon, 10% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.25 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.
6% of working residents work in Millville
Where Vineland clocks in
6% of workers
3% 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.
Inside Vineland’s 31,095 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Vineland, 2013 → 2023: 26,924 → 31,095. 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 Vineland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Vineland’s commute, mile by mile
About 16% 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.
Vineland is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Vineland is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns, #321 of 468 in New Jersey. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.3% 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 24,982 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 46% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 12% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 70% 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). 8.2% of Vineland households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Vineland’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Vineland is 604th among 709 U.S. towns of 44,000 to 85,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
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| 30 | Bridgewater Township NJ | 46,455 | $173K | 4.1% | 3.7% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 55 | Wayne Township NJ | 54,819 | $153K | 3.4% | 4.9% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 57 | Mount Laurel Township NJ | 47,738 | $119K | 4.1% | 3.9% | 13% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 602 | Coachella CA | 45,411 | $69K | 10.2% | 9.1% | 11% | C |
| 603 | Port Charlotte FL | 66,133 | $64K | 9.6% | 6.8% | 20% | C |
| 604 | Vineland NJ | 62,703 | $68K | 14.6% | 7.8% | 39% | C |
| 605 | Huntington Park CA | 51,544 | $60K | 18.3% | 9.5% | 5% | C |
| 606 | Bradenton FL | 58,014 | $61K | 14.8% | 6.3% | 19% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 709 | Pahrump NV | 47,347 | $62K | 13.7% | 8.5% | 28% | 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 Vineland, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Around Vineland: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Millville (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Vineland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vineland | – | C | A− | 24 min | $67,860 |
| Pittsgrove Township | 1% | B+ | D | 28 min | $92,917 |
| Maurice River Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 29 min | $76,964 |
| Deerfield Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 20 min | $85,094 |
| Millville | 6% | C+ | A | 25 min | $70,275 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Vineland’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 Vineland: questions
What is the median household income in Vineland?
$67,860 (±$3,065) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Vineland?
14.6%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Vineland?
24 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Vineland work?
39% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Millville (6%, 6 mi), Bridgeton (3%, 13 mi), Trenton (3%, 54 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Vineland walkable?
Vineland is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 9.4 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Vineland without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 12% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Vineland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Vineland
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.