At 11.8%, unemployment in Adelanto is higher than in 97% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Adelanto are C− for jobs and income and B for walkability. 8% of workers have no commute at all; California has 17%. Measured by household income, Adelanto is behind 60% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Adelanto and work: the main findings
Adelanto workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 47 minutes each way, against 29 across California. Over a year that’s about 360 hours of commuting, 138 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
38% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Adelanto has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Adelanto went from 3,840 in 2013 to 5,354 in 2023, +39%. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How Adelanto earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Adelanto is better than 18% of U.S. towns, #737 of 847 in California. Job access by car holds Adelanto’s grade up (ahead of 43% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Adelanto could be anywhere from D to C.
Commuting from Adelanto: about 47 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Adelanto workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11,766 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across California: 79% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Near or far: the trip to work from Adelanto
About 38% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Goods, not services: 34% of the jobs in Adelanto
5,354 jobs are based in Adelanto.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Adelanto, 2013 → 2023: 3,840 → 5,354. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Adelanto’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Adelanto on a workday afternoon
On a workday 10,465 residents head out to work, 877 work right here, and 4,477 people come in from elsewhere.
About 33,000 people are in Adelanto on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.47 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
12% of working residents work in Victorville
Where Adelanto clocks in
12% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Most trips from Adelanto start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Adelanto is more walkable than 62% of U.S. towns, #620 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 7.1% across California.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 12,789 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 83% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 53% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 79% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 7.9% of Adelanto households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Adelanto’s commuters take a bus or train.
Adelanto next to U.S. towns of 27,000 to 52,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 3 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 68 | Manhattan Beach CA | 33,122 | $204K | 4.5% | 3.8% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 76 | Saratoga CA | 30,418 | $250K | 3.3% | 4.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 120 | Newark CA | 47,895 | $169K | 4.3% | 4.3% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,048 | Anderson SC | 31,323 | $47K | 21.0% | 6.8% | 22% | C− |
| 1,049 | Petersburg VA | 33,734 | $51K | 21.7% | 10.0% | 13% | C− |
| 1,050 | Adelanto CA | 38,798 | $69K | 17.2% | 11.8% | 8% | C− |
| 1,051 | Harrisburg PA | 50,522 | $48K | 30.5% | 11.4% | 20% | C− |
| 1,052 | Conway SC | 30,627 | $57K | 21.0% | 8.3% | 25% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,113 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Adelanto, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Next door is work for 12% of Adelanto
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Adelanto workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelanto | – | C− | B | 47 min | $68,685 |
| Victorville | 12% | C− | B+ | 40 min | $74,410 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Victorville. Darker towns draw more of Adelanto’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Adelanto: questions
What is the median household income in Adelanto?
$68,685 (±$6,234) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Adelanto?
17.2%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Adelanto?
47 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Adelanto work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Victorville (12%, 6 mi), Los Angeles (6%, 68 mi), San Bernardino (5%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Adelanto walkable?
Adelanto is more walkable than 62% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 11.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Adelanto without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 53% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Adelanto, from the people who make the trip.
More of Adelanto
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.