Migration to and from Ocean County, New Jersey
Where Ocean County residents came from and where they went over the 5-year window 2016-2020. Census ACS County-to-County Migration Flows, 2020 5-yr (frozen vintage).
Total inflow
24,851
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
20,262
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+4,589
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Monmouth County | New Jersey | 5,280 |
| Middlesex County | New Jersey | 1,740 |
| Kings County | New York | 1,420 |
| Morris County | New Jersey | 1,342 |
| Union County | New Jersey | 1,155 |
| Essex County | New Jersey | 1,010 |
| Bergen County | New Jersey | 880 |
| Asia | 826 | |
| Somerset County | New Jersey | 809 |
| Hudson County | New Jersey | 647 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Monmouth County | New Jersey | 3,358 |
| Burlington County | New Jersey | 1,168 |
| Atlantic County | New Jersey | 917 |
| Passaic County | New Jersey | 848 |
| Union County | New Jersey | 804 |
| Middlesex County | New Jersey | 714 |
| Mercer County | New Jersey | 612 |
| Palm Beach County | Florida | 534 |
| Denver County | Colorado | 343 |
| Lee County | Florida | 329 |
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Methodology
- Counts represent the number of people aged 1+ who reported a different residence at the survey reference date than they did one year earlier, aggregated across the 5-year sample window 2016-2020.
- Outbound (OUT) flows are reported less frequently than inbound (IN) because the survey captures the destination side of each move. Many county pairs have null OUT counts, which is normal.
- "Total inflow" sums the published MOVEDIN counts across all origin counties, including foreign-region inflows (Africa, Asia, Central America, etc.). It is not the same as net population change.
- Frozen vintage. The Census Bureau has not released a newer county-to-county migration flows file. The 2020 5-yr vintage (covering 2016-2020) is the latest available as of build date.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, County-to-County Migration Flows: 2016-2020. Vintage: 2020 5-yr. Generated: 2026-05-28. FIPS: 34029.