Work & commute · Swedesboro

Work & commute in Swedesboro, NJ

Most working residents leave Swedesboro for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Philadelphia (10%), Logan (9%) and Woolwich (6%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

42 of 1,359 working residents

Typical commute

17 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

26 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 1,317 Swedesboro residents head out of town to work, 42 work right here, and 594 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Swedesboro.

1,317live here, work elsewhere

42live and work here

594work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Swedesboro goes to work

Philadelphia, PA20.5 mi away

10%132

Logan4 mi away

9%116

Woolwich0.8 mi away

6%82

Swedesboro (in town)right here

3%42

Harrison5.8 mi away

2%32

West Deptford9.5 mi away

2%29

Camden17.1 mi away

2%27

Vineland25.6 mi away

2%25

Washington12.8 mi away

2%25

Mount Laurel25.9 mi away

2%24

Everywhere elseother towns and states

61%825

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

How far

How far Swedesboro commutes

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

32%

45%

10%

13%

32%Under 10 mi

45%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

13%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Swedesboro is a commuter town

0.47jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Swedesboro are

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

Jobs based in Swedesboro

636 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month43%

Jobs Swedesboro residents hold

1,359 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month18%

Over $3,333 a month70%

−34%

Jobs based in Swedesboro, 2013 → 2023: 960 → 636. 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.