Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Williamstown works elsewhere
Employers in Williamstown report 2,601 jobs for 6,777 working residents. Only 4% work in Williamstown itself; outside it, Monroe Township draws the most (9%, 2 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 32 minutes; New Jersey averages 31, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Williamstown stands out on work
The places Williamstown commutes to
Where Williamstown clocks in
9% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
Who leaves Williamstown for work, and who comes in
On a workday 6,493 residents head out to work, 284 work right here, and 2,317 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in Williamstown on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
The kinds of work in Williamstown
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Williamstown, 2013 → 2023: 2,143 → 2,601. 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 Williamstown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Williamstown takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Williamstown workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,787 commuters (the 12% 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.
The commute from Williamstown, by distance
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.
Work in the towns next to Williamstown
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Williamstown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamstown | – | — | — | 32 min | $89,414 |
| Winslow Township | under 3% | B+ | A− | 31 min | $99,093 |
| Sicklerville | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sicklerville: 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 Williamstown’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 Williamstown: questions
What is the median household income in Williamstown?
$89,414 (±$18,103) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Williamstown?
8.3%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Williamstown?
32 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Williamstown work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Monroe Township (9%, 2 mi), Washington Township (7%, 7 mi), Philadelphia (7%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Williamstown without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Williamstown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Williamstown
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.