Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Wenonah earn more than those in 92% of U.S. towns
Wenonah grades A for jobs and income and A for walkability. The poverty rate is 2.2% (New Jersey 9.7%). 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 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Wenonah and work: the main findings
The better-paid jobs are outside Wenonah
71% of Wenonah residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 39% of the jobs based in Wenonah pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
A lot of Wenonah workers cross into Pennsylvania
23% of Wenonah workers work outside New Jersey, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Philadelphia (14%) is one of the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Wenonah is a place people come home to
There are 306 jobs based in Wenonah, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Wenonah has about 1,400 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Many jobs in Wenonah pay little
28% of the jobs based in Wenonah pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The figures behind Wenonah’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Wenonah is better than 91% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Wenonah’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down (5.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Wenonah could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Wenonah
306 jobs are based in Wenonah.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wenonah, 2014 → 2024: 340 → 306. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Wenonah’s own residents hold wherever they work.
14% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where Wenonah clocks in
14% of workers
4% 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 daily flow of workers through Wenonah
On a workday 1,160 residents head out to work, 33 work right here, and 273 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Wenonah on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.26 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
About 29 minutes to work from Wenonah
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wenonah workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 902 commuters (the 19% 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.
Miles to work from Wenonah
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Good to walk, short on transit: Wenonah
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Wenonah is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.8% 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 1,115 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 66% 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). 0.0% of Wenonah households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Wenonah’s commuters take a bus or train.
Wenonah next to U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100: 330th of 5,328 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 44 | Alpine NJ | 1,759 | $247K | 6.2% | 6.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Sea Girt NJ | 1,874 | $214K | 3.3% | 4.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 59 | Spring Lake NJ | 2,769 | $216K | 1.0% | 2.4% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 328 | Edinburg Township OH | 2,371 | $105K | 3.3% | 2.8% | 6% | A |
| 329 | Abrams WI | 2,033 | $104K | 4.5% | 0.4% | 3% | A |
| 330 | Wenonah NJ | 2,330 | $132K | 2.2% | 5.2% | 3% | A |
| 331 | Mosinee WI | 2,275 | $102K | 3.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A |
| 332 | La Grange WI | 2,475 | $96K | 4.0% | 1.3% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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 Wenonah, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Wenonah and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Deptford Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wenonah workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wenonah | – | A | A | 29 min | $131,667 |
| Mantua Township | 3% | A | B+ | 27 min | $121,875 |
| Sewell | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Deptford Township | 4% | B+ | B+ | 26 min | $91,706 |
| Oak Valley | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sewell and Oak Valley: 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 Wenonah’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 2024, 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 Wenonah: questions
What is the median household income in Wenonah?
$131,667 (±$14,619) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wenonah?
2.2%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wenonah?
29 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wenonah work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (14%, 15 mi), Deptford Township (4%, 2 mi), West Deptford Township (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Wenonah walkable?
Wenonah is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 13.6 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wenonah without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 66% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wenonah, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wenonah
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.