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A typical one-way commute from Wrightstown lasts 22 minutes (New Jersey 31, U.S. 26). Only 2% stay in Wrightstown for work; outside it, Hamilton Township is the main destination (6%, 13 miles). There are 609 jobs in Wrightstown, and 376 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Wrightstown
Wrightstown is where the jobs are
Wrightstown has 609 jobs, 1.6 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Wrightstown are quick
The average trip to work takes 22 minutes, against 31 across New Jersey. That’s about 69 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 376 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Wrightstown on a workday afternoon
On a workday 367 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 600 people come in from elsewhere.
About 980 people are in Wrightstown on a workday afternoon, 31% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
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 from Wrightstown: about 22 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wrightstown workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 151 commuters (the 16% 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.
Where Wrightstown’s workforce comes from
Where Wrightstown clocks in
6% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wrightstown, 2013 → 2023: 737 → 609. 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 Wrightstown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Wrightstown works
About 15% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Wrightstown
The biggest share goes to North Hanover Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wrightstown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wrightstown | – | — | — | 22 min | $49,500 |
| New Hanover Township | under 3% | A+ | A | 13 min | $107,292 |
| Fort Dix | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| McGuire AFB | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| North Hanover Township | 4% | B | B | 24 min | $86,683 |
| Springfield Township | under 3% | A− | C+ | 27 min | $146,157 |
Same-state neighbors only. Fort Dix and McGuire AFB: 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 Wrightstown’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 Wrightstown: questions
What is the median household income in Wrightstown?
$49,500 (±$17,148) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wrightstown?
20.3%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wrightstown?
22 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wrightstown work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hamilton Township (6%, 13 mi), Philadelphia (4%, 27 mi), North Hanover Township (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wrightstown without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 23% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wrightstown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wrightstown
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.