Photo: Tinton5 · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Voorhees Township top those of 81% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 6.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 43.7 in Jersey City. Below the poverty line: 6.9% of residents, against 9.7% across New Jersey. The two grades for Voorhees Township are A− for jobs and income and A for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Voorhees Township: the figures worth knowing
Voorhees Township draws workers from far and wide
The 19,425 jobs in Voorhees Township are filled from a wide area. Voorhees Township’s own residents hold 6% and the ten next-biggest home towns 32%; the other 62% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Voorhees Township gains people on a workday
About 38,000 people are in Voorhees Township on a workday afternoon, 20% more than the 32,000 who live here: 18,000 come in to work and 12,000 head out. Day and night ↓
Nearly all the work in Voorhees Township is services
86% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 5% are in factories, building or farms. 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.
Where Voorhees Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
Job access by car holds Voorhees Township’s grade up (ahead of 93% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Voorhees Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
14% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where Voorhees Township clocks in
14% 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.
How many people are in Voorhees Township by day
On a workday 12,047 residents head out to work, 1,211 work right here, and 18,214 people come in from elsewhere.
About 38,000 people are in Voorhees Township on a workday afternoon, 20% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.47 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Voorhees Township
19,425 jobs are based in Voorhees Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Voorhees Township, 2013 → 2023: 16,505 → 19,425. 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 Voorhees Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 30 minutes each way, about the NJ average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Voorhees Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11,443 commuters (the 24% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Voorhees 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.
Voorhees Township is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Voorhees Township is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns, #226 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Voorhees 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 14,979 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 64% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 5% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 6.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 88% 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). 7.8% of Voorhees Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Voorhees Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
451st of 1,368: where Voorhees Township ranks among U.S. towns of 22,000 to 43,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
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| 16 | Scotch Plains Township NJ | 25,437 | $184K | 2.5% | 3.2% | 7% | A+ |
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| 21 | Westfield NJ | 32,595 | $233K | 1.8% | 3.6% | 7% | A+ |
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| 39 | Cranford Township NJ | 24,725 | $156K | 2.5% | 3.6% | 8% | A+ |
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| 449 | Lake Stevens WA | 42,091 | $122K | 5.2% | 4.8% | 7% | A− |
| 450 | North Attleborough Town MA | 31,506 | $113K | 4.7% | 5.7% | 12% | A− |
| 451 | Voorhees Township NJ | 31,571 | $105K | 6.9% | 4.8% | 9% | A− |
| 452 | Martha Lake WA | 22,634 | $124K | 8.3% | 4.3% | 1% | A− |
| 453 | Cave Spring VA | 25,742 | $88K | 5.9% | 2.9% | 10% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,368 | Barstow CA | 24,804 | $53K | 23.1% | 11.9% | 17% | 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 Voorhees Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Bordering towns draw 13% of Voorhees Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Cherry Hill Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Voorhees Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voorhees Township | – | A− | A | 30 min | $105,473 |
| Somerdale | under 2% | B− | A | 24 min | $85,625 |
| Gibbsboro | under 2% | B+ | A | 26 min | $100,313 |
| Lindenwold | under 2% | C+ | A | 26 min | $55,954 |
| Evesham Township | 5% | A | A− | 28 min | $118,670 |
| Berlin Township | under 2% | B | A | 33 min | $75,238 |
| West Berlin | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Cherry Hill Township | 8% | A− | A | 28 min | $121,502 |
| Springdale | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Ashland | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. West Berlin, Springdale and Ashland: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Voorhees 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 Voorhees Township: questions
What is the median household income in Voorhees Township?
$105,473 (±$12,213) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Voorhees Township?
6.9%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Voorhees Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Voorhees Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (14%, 15 mi), Cherry Hill Township (8%, 4 mi), Evesham Township (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Voorhees Township walkable?
Voorhees Township is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 11.8 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Voorhees Township without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 5% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Voorhees Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Voorhees 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.