Work & commute · Atlantic

Work & commute in Atlantic, NJ

49% of Atlantic’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Egg Harbor (4%), Galloway (3%) and Pleasantville (3%). Half commute less than 3 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

49%

6,980 of 14,146 working residents

Typical commute

3 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

24 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 7,166 Atlantic residents head out of town to work, 6,980 work right here, and 30,336 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Atlantic.

7,166live here, work elsewhere

6,980live and work here

30,336work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Atlantic goes to work

Atlantic City (in town)right here

49%6,980

Egg Harbor8.6 mi away

4%547

Galloway8 mi away

3%390

Pleasantville3.2 mi away

3%361

Hamilton16.9 mi away

2%241

Trenton60.8 mi away

1%194

Northfield5.5 mi away

1%186

Philadelphia, PA56.8 mi away

1%180

Somers Point9.3 mi away

1%146

New York, NY92.9 mi away

1%128

Everywhere elseother towns and states

34%4,793

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Atlantic commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

62%

23%

62%Under 10 mi

6%10–24 mi

9%25–50 mi

23%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Atlantic is a job hub

2.64jobs per working resident

A job hub

2.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Atlantic are

37,316 jobs are based in Atlantic. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Atlantic’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Atlantic

37,316 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)2%

Trade, transport & utilities7%

Services (health, schools, offices…)92%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month56%

Jobs Atlantic residents hold

14,146 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)5%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)80%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month41%

Over $3,333 a month44%

−22%

Jobs based in Atlantic, 2013 → 2023: 47,699 → 37,316. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.