Photo: Bobbascious · Public domainHouseholds in Agua Dulce have higher incomes than those in 94% of U.S. towns
Only 4% work in Agua Dulce itself; outside it, Los Angeles draws the most (31%, 34 miles). Below the poverty line: 13.7% of residents (California 12.0%). Jobs and income earn Agua Dulce B−; getting around on foot earns it B.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Agua Dulce apart
Agua Dulce and Los Angeles trade workers both ways
Los Angeles is the top workplace for Agua Dulce residents (31%) and also where the most people who work in Agua Dulce come from (21% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Agua Dulce workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 29 across California. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Agua Dulce is a place people come home to
There are 512 jobs based in Agua Dulce, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Agua Dulce has about 1,600 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Agua Dulce makes and builds things
37% of the jobs based in Agua Dulce are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Agua Dulce residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 17%. 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Agua Dulce
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Agua Dulce is better than 50% of U.S. towns, #506 of 847 in California. Household income holds Agua Dulce’s grade up ($146,107, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (9.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Agua Dulce could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
Where Agua Dulce goes to work
Where Agua Dulce clocks in
12% 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.
A commute of about 35 minutes in Agua Dulce
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Agua Dulce workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,131 commuters (the 18% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Agua Dulce
On a workday 1,632 residents head out to work, 74 work right here, and 438 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Agua Dulce on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
0.30 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.
37% of the jobs in Agua Dulce make or build things
512 jobs are based in Agua Dulce.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Agua Dulce, 2013 → 2023: 617 → 512. 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 Agua Dulce’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Agua Dulce, by distance
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.
Getting around Agua Dulce: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Agua Dulce is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns, #640 of 847 in California. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 6.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 7.1% across California, on an EPA index of 5.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,372 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 3.6% of Agua Dulce households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Agua Dulce’s commuters take a bus or train.
Agua Dulce places 2,235th of 4,703 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Harmony Grove CA | 2,585 | $227K | 4.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 87 | Ross CA | 2,304 | $250K | 4.8% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 113 | Fairbanks Ranch CA | 2,703 | $250K | 5.5% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,233 | Pokegama Township MN | 2,884 | $78K | 8.7% | 2.7% | 1% | B− |
| 2,234 | Marlborough NH | 2,201 | $69K | 13.2% | 0.4% | 3% | B− |
| 2,235 | Agua Dulce CA | 2,828 | $146K | 13.7% | 9.8% | 4% | B− |
| 2,236 | Lawson MO | 2,541 | $66K | 12.7% | 2.6% | 6% | B− |
| 2,237 | Jamestown Township IN | 3,263 | $76K | 6.1% | 5.2% | 5% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,703 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Agua Dulce, the top three, the last and three more from California.
The towns around Agua Dulce
The biggest share goes to Acton (1%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Agua Dulce workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agua Dulce | – | B− | B | 35 min | $146,107 |
| Acton | 1% | B | C+ | 47 min | $113,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Agua Dulce’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 Agua Dulce: questions
What is the median household income in Agua Dulce?
$146,107 (±$18,355) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Agua Dulce?
13.7%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Agua Dulce?
35 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Agua Dulce work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Los Angeles (31%, 34 mi), Santa Clarita (12%, 12 mi), Burbank (10%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Agua Dulce walkable?
Agua Dulce is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 5.6 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Agua Dulce without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Agua Dulce, from the people who make the trip.
More of Agua Dulce
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.