Work & commute · West Cape May

Work & commute in West Cape May, NJ

Most working residents leave West Cape May for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Lower (21%), Cape May (21%) and Middle (11%). Half commute less than 7 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

18 of 389 working residents

Typical commute

7 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

15 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

25%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 371 West Cape May residents head out of town to work, 18 work right here, and 307 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in West Cape May.

371live here, work elsewhere

18live and work here

307work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where West Cape May goes to work

Lower3.2 mi away

21%81

Cape May2.2 mi away

21%80

Middle11.7 mi away

11%42

West Cape May (in town)right here

5%18

Atlantic City39.8 mi away

3%11

Wildwood7.2 mi away

2%7

Philadelphia, PA74.5 mi away

2%7

Somers Point31.5 mi away

1%5

Trenton89 mi away

1%5

Cape May Point1.5 mi away

1%4

Everywhere elseother towns and states

33%129

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

How far

How far West Cape May commutes

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

55%

10%

26%

55%Under 10 mi

9%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

26%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

West Cape May is balanced between jobs and homes

0.84jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.84 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in West Cape May are

325 jobs are based in West Cape May. Here is what they are, next to the jobs West Cape May’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in West Cape May

325 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)36%

Trade, transport & utilities10%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month40%

Over $3,333 a month40%

Jobs West Cape May residents hold

389 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)72%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month59%

+72%

Jobs based in West Cape May, 2013 → 2023: 189 → 325. 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.