Camden has lower unemployment (1.8%) than 87% of U.S. towns
About one in five work in Camden itself; outside it, Camden draws the most (24%, 2 miles). Jobs and income earn Camden B; getting around on foot earns it A. Working residents average 26 minutes each way, next to 33 for New York and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Camden
Camden and Camden trade workers both ways
Camden is the top workplace for Camden residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Camden come from (30% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Camden gains people on a workday
About 2,600 people are in Camden on a workday afternoon, 21% more than the 2,100 who live here: 1,200 come in to work and 750 head out. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Camden are quick
The average trip to work takes 26 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York 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 941 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Camden’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Camden is better than 60% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Camden’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 20% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Camden could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
Where Camden’s working residents head each day
Where Camden clocks in
9% of workers
6% 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 daily flow of workers through Camden
On a workday 749 residents head out to work, 192 work right here, and 1,200 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,600 people are in Camden on a workday afternoon, 21% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.48 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.
Time on the road from Camden: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Camden workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 987 commuters (the 13% who work from home are left out). Across New York: 57% drive alone, 25% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The kinds of work in Camden
1,392 jobs are based in Camden.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Camden, 2013 → 2023: 1,440 → 1,392. 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 Camden’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Camden
About 19% 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.
In Camden, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Camden is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Camden near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,138 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 4.4% of Camden households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Camden’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Camden ranks: 1,694th of 5,404 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Atlantic Beach NY | 1,723 | $166K | 1.8% | 3.1% | 3% | A+ |
| 8 | Village of the Branch NY | 1,764 | $174K | 1.5% | 3.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 9 | Old Brookville NY | 2,098 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,692 | La Porte City IA | 2,238 | $71K | 10.7% | 1.8% | 8% | B |
| 1,693 | Sussex NJ | 2,079 | $76K | 10.3% | 2.8% | 3% | B |
| 1,694 | Camden NY | 2,124 | $78K | 7.5% | 1.8% | 20% | B |
| 1,695 | Hallam PA | 2,798 | $75K | 17.5% | 2.7% | 2% | B |
| 1,696 | Muncy PA | 2,383 | $86K | 8.4% | 4.4% | 5% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,404 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Camden, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
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 Camden: questions
What is the median household income in Camden?
$78,375 (±$15,109) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Camden?
7.5%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Camden?
26 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Camden work?
20% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Camden (24%, 2 mi), Rome (9%, 15 mi), Utica (6%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Camden walkable?
Camden is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 9.3 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Camden without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Camden, from the people who make the trip.
More of Camden
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.