Work & commute · Southampton

Work & commute in Southampton, NJ

Most working residents leave Southampton for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Philadelphia (5%), Evesham (4%) and Mount Laurel (4%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

289 of 4,987 working residents

Typical commute

18 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

32 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

14%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 4,698 Southampton residents head out of town to work, 289 work right here, and 1,985 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Southampton.

4,698live here, work elsewhere

289live and work here

1,985work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Southampton goes to work

Southampton (in town)right here

6%289

Philadelphia, PA22.9 mi away

5%230

Evesham10.5 mi away

4%218

Mount Laurel9.9 mi away

4%198

Medford6.7 mi away

4%195

Moorestown12.7 mi away

3%144

Trenton21.4 mi away

3%140

Cherry Hill14.8 mi away

3%129

Mount Holly6.6 mi away

3%129

Lumberton5.4 mi away

2%93

Everywhere elseother towns and states

65%3,222

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

How far

How far Southampton commutes

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

25%

42%

21%

12%

25%Under 10 mi

42%10–24 mi

21%25–50 mi

12%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Southampton is a commuter town

0.46jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Southampton are

2,274 jobs are based in Southampton. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Southampton’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Southampton

2,274 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities32%

Services (health, schools, offices…)44%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month55%

Jobs Southampton residents hold

4,987 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month64%

+2%

Jobs based in Southampton, 2013 → 2023: 2,232 → 2,274. 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.