Work & commute · Washington

Work & commute in Washington, NJ

Most working residents leave Washington for work: only 13% work in town. The top destinations are Philadelphia (12%), Cherry Hill (4%) and Gloucester (4%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

13%

3,097 of 23,686 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

29 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

19%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 20,589 Washington residents head out of town to work, 3,097 work right here, and 16,050 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Washington.

20,589live here, work elsewhere

3,097live and work here

16,050work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Washington goes to work

Washington (in town)right here

13%3,097

Philadelphia, PA18.3 mi away

12%2,884

Cherry Hill11.4 mi away

4%947

Gloucester3.5 mi away

4%885

Camden13.2 mi away

3%782

Mount Laurel16.5 mi away

3%599

Voorhees9.3 mi away

2%565

Evesham11.7 mi away

2%563

Deptford5.4 mi away

2%547

Glassboro4.1 mi away

2%429

Everywhere elseother towns and states

52%12,388

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

How far

How far Washington commutes

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

36%

41%

13%

36%Under 10 mi

41%10–24 mi

9%25–50 mi

13%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Washington is balanced between jobs and homes

0.81jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.81 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Washington are

19,147 jobs are based in Washington. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Washington’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Washington

19,147 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)7%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)70%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month52%

Jobs Washington residents hold

23,686 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)68%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month67%

+38%

Jobs based in Washington, 2013 → 2023: 13,876 → 19,147. 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.