Choose New Jersey Announces Tim Crouch as Organization's Chief Strategy Officer

Ocean County

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TOTAL POPULATION

Source: JobsEQ, American Community Survey 2016-2020

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LABOR FORCE

Source: JobsEQ, American Community Survey 2016-2020

LARGEST MUNICIPALITIES

wdt_ID Municipality Population
1 Lakewood Twp 138,070
2 Toms River 97,304
3 Brick Twp 74,903
4 Jackson Twp 59,614
5 Manchester Twp 45,649
6 Berkeley Twp 44,348

Source: US Census Bureau July 2021

MAJOR PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYERS

wdt_ID Company Industry
1 GLI Service and Repair
2 Elon Property Management Management Services
3 DPT Laboratories, Ltd Life Sciences
4 Renaissance Lakewood, LLC Life Sciences
5 LTC Consulting Services, LLC Medical Billing
6 Ralph Clayton & Sons L.L.C. Construction
7 OceanFirst Bank Financial Services
8 Sigma Corporation Manufacturing
9 Alpha Engineered Composites, LLC Manufacturing

Source: Zooinfo and Dunn & Bradstreet. 2023

ETHNICITY/RACE

wdt_ID Ethnicity Percentage
1 White 90
2 Black 3
3 Hispanic (of all races) 9
4 Asian 2
5 Other 3

Source: JobsEQ, American Community Survey 2016-2020

AGE (POPULATION)

wdt_ID Age Percentage
1 Under 18 24
2 18-24 7
3 25-54 33
4 65+ 23

Source: JobsEQ, American Community Survey 2016-2020

EDUCATION ATTAINMENT

wdt_ID DEGREE PERCENTAGE
2 H.S. Diploma or Higher 94
4 Associates Degree 9
5 Bachelor's Degree or Higher 34
6 Post-graduate studies 11

Source: JobsEQ, American Community Survey 2016-2020

INSTITUTES OF HIGHER EDUCATION

wdt_ID Institute Type Undergrad Graduate
2 Ocean County CC 2 Yr 7,321 N/A

Source: Secretary of Higher Ed

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USE OF
PUBLIC TRANSIT

Source: JobsEQ, American Community Survey 2016-2020

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COMMUTER
RAIL LINES

Source: NJ Transit

MILEAGE TO AIRPORTS

wdt_ID Airport Miles
1 Newark International Airport 69
2 John F. Kennedy International Airport 93
3 LaGuardia Airport 97
4 Philadelphia International Airport 56
5 Trenton-Mercer Airport 40
6 Atlantic City International Airport 50
7 Teterboro Airport 85

MILEAGE TO PORTS

wdt_ID Port Miles
1 Paulsboro Marine Terminal 58
2 Balzano Marine Terminal 54
3 Broadway Terminal 51
4 Broadway Terminal – Pier 5 51
5 Salem Terminal 75

TAXES

wdt_ID Tax Percent
1 Corporate Income Tax (Single Sales Factor) 6.5% to 11.5% (for incomes over $1M)
2 Personal Income Tax 1.4% to 10.75% (for incomes over $1M)
3 Sales and Use Tax 6.625% (3.3125% in UEZs)
4 Gross Receipts Tax None
5 Franchise Tax None
6 Personal Property Tax None
7 Real Property Tax No state property tax
8 Fuel Tax 41.40 cents per gallon
*Corporate Income Tax will decrease to 9% in 2022. Source: Tax Foundation 2021

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Rena Sherman
Director of Research & Strategic Partnerships