Voorhees is a medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 31,025 people and six associated neighborhoods, Voorhees is the 55th largest community in New Jersey.Voorhees is a decidedly white-collar township, with fully 89.79% 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 healthcare (12.94%), management occupations (12.26%), and sales jobs (11.29%). 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.93% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 31.20 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.If knowledge is power, Voorhees is a pretty powerful place. 58.25% of the adults in Voorhees have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Voorhees in 2022 was $63,511, 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 $254,044 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 (17.70%). The most common language spoken in Voorhees is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Spanish.
