Work & commute · Bridgeton

Work & commute in Bridgeton, NJ

Most working residents leave Bridgeton for work: only 14% work in town. The top destinations are Vineland (13%), Upper Deerfield (6%) and Millville (4%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

14%

1,036 of 7,604 working residents

Typical commute

22 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

29 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 6,568 Bridgeton residents head out of town to work, 1,036 work right here, and 4,928 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Bridgeton.

6,568live here, work elsewhere

1,036live and work here

4,928work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Bridgeton goes to work

Bridgeton (in town)right here

14%1,036

Vineland12.6 mi away

13%992

Upper Deerfield4.6 mi away

6%469

Millville9.7 mi away

4%321

Trenton60.2 mi away

4%316

Hopewell2.8 mi away

2%126

Atlantic City41.7 mi away

1%112

Cherry Hill35.1 mi away

1%111

Glassboro19.7 mi away

1%109

Philadelphia, PA40.4 mi away

1%100

Everywhere elseother towns and states

51%3,912

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

How far

How far Bridgeton commutes

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

29%

25%

22%

24%

29%Under 10 mi

25%10–24 mi

22%25–50 mi

24%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Bridgeton is balanced between jobs and homes

0.78jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.78 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Bridgeton are

5,964 jobs are based in Bridgeton. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Bridgeton’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Bridgeton

5,964 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less9%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month63%

Jobs Bridgeton residents hold

7,604 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month53%

−13%

Jobs based in Bridgeton, 2013 → 2023: 6,830 → 5,964. 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.