Work & commute · Downe

Work & commute in Downe, NJ

Most working residents leave Downe for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Vineland (16%), Millville (9%) and Bridgeton (6%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

26 of 586 working residents

Typical commute

20 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

32 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 560 Downe residents head out of town to work, 26 work right here, and 136 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Downe.

560live here, work elsewhere

26live and work here

136work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Downe goes to work

Vineland15 mi away

16%92

Millville9 mi away

9%50

Bridgeton11.9 mi away

6%37

Downe (in town)right here

4%26

Trenton68.5 mi away

4%21

Upper Deerfield15.9 mi away

4%21

Commercial4.8 mi away

2%12

Deerfield12.8 mi away

2%11

Lawrence5.1 mi away

2%11

Philadelphia, PA50.8 mi away

2%9

Everywhere elseother towns and states

51%296

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

How far

How far Downe commutes

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

15%

39%

23%

15%Under 10 mi

39%10–24 mi

23%25–50 mi

23%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Downe is a commuter town

0.28jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.28 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Downe are

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

Jobs based in Downe

162 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)38%

Trade, transport & utilities3%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month66%

Jobs Downe residents hold

586 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)27%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month60%

−11%

Jobs based in Downe, 2013 → 2023: 182 → 162. 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.