In Voorhees, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.20 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
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 like to read, write and learn? If you move to Voorhees, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Voorhees is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 58.25% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Voorhees in 2018 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.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Voorhees's cultural character, accounting for 17.70% of the township’s population.
The most common language spoken in Voorhees is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Spanish.
