“It’s better in September” has long been a selling point for fall rentals on Long Beach Island, but what 2020 has heightened is the social climate of working from home. If more professionals decide to conduct business from the beach and students can attend school remotely, fall rentals are available for them. If workplaces encourage remote productivity, what better place to plug in?

With the economy juggling the effects of social distancing requirements in the prolonged pandemic, LBI-area businesses are marketing the beauty of an extended stay at the shore.

“There is still plenty of business to be done in September,” said Jim Kelley, Van Dyk Group vacation rentals manager,…