Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Westampton Township are higher than in 90% of U.S. towns
Only 4% work in Westampton Township; the top destination outside it is Trenton (6%, 14 miles). Poverty touches 2.7% of residents, where New Jersey as a whole has 9.7%. Jobs and income earn Westampton Township A; getting around on foot earns it B.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Westampton Township at work: what stands out
Westampton Township trades workers with the towns around it
Westampton Township has about as many jobs (5,664) as working residents (4,743), but they are mostly different people: 4,550 residents leave for work each day while 5,471 people come in. Only 3% of the jobs in Westampton Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
No single place dominates Westampton Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Trenton, gets only 6% of working residents, and 62% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Westampton Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Westampton Township draws workers from far and wide
The 5,664 jobs in Westampton Township are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 31%; the other 66% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Westampton Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Westampton Township is better than 91% of U.S. towns, #114 of 468 in New Jersey. The poverty rate holds Westampton Township’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down (4.9%, 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, Westampton Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Westampton Township fills up on a workday
On a workday 4,550 residents head out to work, 193 work right here, and 5,471 people come in from elsewhere.
About 10,000 people are in Westampton Township on a workday afternoon, 10% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.19 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.
Where people from Westampton Township work
Where Westampton Township clocks in
6% of workers
5% 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.
65% of the jobs in Westampton Township pay over $3,333 a month
5,664 jobs are based in Westampton Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Westampton Township, 2013 → 2023: 5,186 → 5,664. 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 Westampton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Westampton Township’s commute takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Westampton Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,221 commuters (the 17% 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 Westampton 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.
The commute in Westampton Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Westampton Township is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns, #392 of 468 in New Jersey. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.8% 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 5,109 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 8% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 64% 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). 2.3% of Westampton Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Westampton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Westampton Township next to U.S. towns of 6,600 to 12,700: 383rd of 2,806 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Waldwick NJ | 10,252 | $178K | 1.4% | 2.2% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | Old Tappan NJ | 6,686 | $205K | 2.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Fanwood NJ | 8,035 | $196K | 1.0% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 381 | Kearney MO | 11,296 | $104K | 3.6% | 2.6% | 11% | A |
| 382 | Hanson MA | 10,927 | $132K | 2.7% | 4.2% | 5% | A |
| 383 | Westampton Township NJ | 9,436 | $126K | 2.7% | 4.9% | 4% | A |
| 384 | Walworth NY | 9,443 | $94K | 4.1% | 1.8% | 3% | A |
| 385 | Rancho Mission Viejo CA | 11,971 | $193K | 2.7% | 4.1% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,806 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Westampton Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Bordering towns draw 15% of Westampton Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Mount Laurel Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Westampton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westampton Township | – | A | B | 30 min | $126,312 |
| Hainesport Township | 3% | A+ | A+ | 30 min | $142,899 |
| Burlington Township | 3% | A− | A | 30 min | $104,067 |
| Willingboro Township | under 3% | B+ | A | 30 min | $98,200 |
| Mount Holly Township | 4% | B | A | 28 min | $82,798 |
| Mount Laurel Township | 5% | A | B+ | 27 min | $118,802 |
| Eastampton Township | under 3% | A− | B+ | 26 min | $110,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Westampton 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 Westampton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Westampton Township?
$126,312 (±$13,202) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Westampton Township?
2.7%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Westampton Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Westampton Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Trenton (6%, 14 mi), Mount Laurel Township (5%, 6 mi), Philadelphia (5%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Westampton Township walkable?
Westampton Township is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 8.3 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Westampton Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Westampton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Westampton 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.