Photo: No machine-readable author provided. JimIrwin assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY 2.5Earning a living in Whittingham
Hardly any stay in Whittingham for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (14%, 35 miles). 41% of workers have no commute at all, next to 17% for New Jersey as a whole. A typical one-way commute lasts 35 minutes, next to 31 for New Jersey and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Whittingham at work: what stands out
Whittingham’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Whittingham is New York City, NY, 35 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (116) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Home offices are common in Whittingham
41% of Whittingham workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. Time on the road ↓
Whittingham’s workforce skews older
45% of Whittingham’s working residents are 55 or older. That’s about two in five. 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; with 813 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far it is to work from Whittingham
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.
Time on the road from Whittingham: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Whittingham workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 224 commuters (the 41% 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 Whittingham, services account for most jobs
700 jobs are based in Whittingham.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Whittingham, 2013 → 2023: 137 → 700. 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 Whittingham’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Whittingham
On a workday 808 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 695 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.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.86 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.
Commuting out of Whittingham: the destinations
Where Whittingham clocks in
14% of workers
5% of workers
3% 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 towns around Whittingham
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Whittingham workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whittingham | – | — | — | 35 min | $77,550 |
| Concordia | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Concordia: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Whittingham’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 Whittingham: questions
What is the median household income in Whittingham?
$77,550 (±$6,570) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Whittingham?
6.4%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Whittingham?
35 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 41% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Whittingham work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (14%, 35 mi), Monroe Township (5%, 1 mi), Jersey City (3%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Whittingham without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Whittingham, from the people who make the trip.
More of Whittingham
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.