With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Wanamassa works elsewhere
Wanamassa has 1,088 jobs; 1,941 of its residents have a job. Only 2% stay in Wanamassa for work; outside it, Ocean Township is the main destination (12%, 1 miles). At home: 26% of workers have no commute at all (New Jersey 17%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Wanamassa
How long Wanamassa spends getting to work: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wanamassa workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,771 commuters (the 26% 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 works in Wanamassa, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,898 residents head out to work, 43 work right here, and 1,045 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,400 people are in Wanamassa on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
Commuting out of Wanamassa: the destinations
Where Wanamassa clocks in
12% of workers
7% of workers
4% 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.
The kinds of work in Wanamassa
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wanamassa, 2013 → 2023: 983 → 1,088. 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 Wanamassa’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Wanamassa commutes
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.
Next door to Wanamassa
The biggest share goes to Asbury Park (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wanamassa workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wanamassa | – | — | — | 28 min | $140,972 |
| Asbury Park | 3% | C+ | A+ | 26 min | $75,544 |
| Interlaken | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Interlaken: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wanamassa’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 Wanamassa: questions
What is the median household income in Wanamassa?
$140,972 (±$42,429) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wanamassa?
8.4%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wanamassa?
28 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wanamassa work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ocean Township (12%, 1 mi), New York City (7%, 30 mi), Wall Township (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wanamassa without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wanamassa, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wanamassa
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.