Toms River

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.

New JerseyCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
94,956
people
Population

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.

Population
94,956
Median age
41.4yrs
Median household income
$100,137
Median home value
$403,600
Median gross rent
$1,731/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
36.4%
Poverty rate
5.8%

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).

White75.4%
Hispanic or Latino12.4%
Black4.9%
Asian4.0%
Two or more races3.0%
Some other race0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

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.

Toms River at a glance
Employed Residents
42,342
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
34.1mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
22.1%
Share working within the area
Work from home
12.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
New York
Excludes local — most work in-city

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.

43
Commute Score

43 / 100

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

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Toms River, by worker count.

1Toms River0.0 mi9,374
2New York51.8 mi1,265
3Lakewood8.2 mi1,150
4Trenton35.1 mi508
5Newark51.9 mi503
6Tinton Falls21.0 mi425
7Jersey City51.4 mi365
8Eatontown22.4 mi321

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Toms River.

1Toms River0.0 mi9,374
2Beachwood3.8 mi1,252
3Ocean Acres17.6 mi706
4Holiday City-Berkeley5.2 mi679
5Pine Lake Park4.8 mi620
6Point Pleasant8.5 mi481
7New York51.8 mi383
8Lakewood8.2 mi368

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%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance28.3%
RTRetail Trade16.2%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.5%
PAPublic Administration8.0%
EDEducational Services7.7%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.1%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.8%
COConstruction4.5%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.2%
Connectivity

Internet options for Toms River

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

3 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps94%
5 Gbps6%
8 Gbps6%
See all internet providers in Toms River

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