Where Whitesboro earns its living
Only 1% work in Whitesboro itself; outside it, Middle Township draws the most (26%, 4 miles). The trip to work takes 23 minutes on average; New Jersey averages 31, the U.S. 26. Employers in Whitesboro report 632 jobs, and 865 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Whitesboro at work: what stands out
Stores, warehouses and trucking
52% of the jobs in Whitesboro are in trade, transport and utilities, against 20% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Whitesboro has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Whitesboro went from 412 in 2014 to 632 in 2024, +53%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Whitesboro are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 31 across New Jersey. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical New Jersey worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 865 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Jobs in Whitesboro: what the 632 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Whitesboro, 2014 → 2024: 412 → 632. 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 Whitesboro’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 23 minutes from Whitesboro
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Whitesboro workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,173 commuters (the 11% 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.
In and out of Whitesboro on a workday
On a workday 854 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 621 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
0.73 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.
Commuting out of Whitesboro: the destinations
Where Whitesboro clocks in
26% of workers
9% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Whitesboro
About 30% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Whitesboro and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Whitesboro workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitesboro | – | — | — | 23 min | $95,522 |
| Rio Grande | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Burleigh | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rio Grande and Burleigh: 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 Whitesboro’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 Whitesboro: questions
What is the median household income in Whitesboro?
$95,522 (±$64,406) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Whitesboro?
10.9%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Whitesboro?
23 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Whitesboro work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Middle Township (26%, 4 mi), Lower Township (9%, 5 mi), Wildwood (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Whitesboro without a car?
8% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Whitesboro, from the people who make the trip.
More of Whitesboro
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.