Work & commute · Lawrence

Work & commute in Lawrence, NJ

Most working residents leave Lawrence for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Vineland (18%), Millville (12%) and Bridgeton (7%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

74 of 1,425 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 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 1,351 Lawrence residents head out of town to work, 74 work right here, and 211 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Lawrence.

1,351live here, work elsewhere

74live and work here

211work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Lawrence goes to work

Vineland13.5 mi away

18%259

Millville7.9 mi away

12%168

Bridgeton6.9 mi away

7%102

Lawrence (in town)right here

5%74

Trenton65.4 mi away

2%34

Maurice River13.2 mi away

2%34

Upper Deerfield11.2 mi away

2%32

Deerfield9 mi away

2%28

Fairfield3.9 mi away

2%28

Commercial9 mi away

2%26

Everywhere elseother towns and states

45%640

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

How far

How far Lawrence commutes

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

34%

28%

21%

17%

34%Under 10 mi

28%10–24 mi

21%25–50 mi

17%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Lawrence is a commuter town

0.20jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Lawrence are

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

Jobs based in Lawrence

285 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)50%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)25%

$1,250 a month or less21%

$1,251–$3,333 a month44%

Over $3,333 a month35%

Jobs Lawrence residents hold

1,425 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month63%

−22%

Jobs based in Lawrence, 2013 → 2023: 366 → 285. 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.