Population & Demographics
Toms River, NJ
Toms River is home to 94,956 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 42,342 resident workers commute each day.
94,956 residents
Median age 41.4 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).
Toms River population & demographics
Who lives in Toms River — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.
Race & ethnicity in Toms River
How Toms River breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).
Race across Toms River
Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Toms River.
These figures are for Toms River proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.
How Toms River commutes
Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.
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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.
Toms River
42,342 commutes, one dot at a time
Toms River
Where 42,342 workers commute
Where residents work
Top destinations for people who live in Toms River, by worker count.
Who commutes in
Top origin places for workers who travel into Toms River.
Top industries
The sectors that employ Toms River’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.
Internet options for Toms River
The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.
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