Voorhees is a medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 31,169 people and six associated neighborhoods, Voorhees is the 55th largest community in New Jersey.Voorhees is a decidedly white-collar township, with fully 90.86% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Voorhees is a township of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Voorhees who work in management occupations (12.81%), healthcare (11.88%), and business and financial occupations (10.55%). Also of interest is that Voorhees has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Voorhees telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 19.84% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Voorhees, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.62 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. Although the majority of commuting trips in the township are by private automobile, Voorhees is somewhat unusual for a township of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the subway helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Voorhees area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Voorhees. 59.55% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Voorhees in 2022 was $63,624, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $254,496 for a family of four. Voorhees is an extremely ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Voorhees home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Voorhees residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Voorhees include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Polish. In addition, Voorhees has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (19.77%). The most common language spoken in Voorhees is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Spanish.
