Allendale has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Measured by household income, Allendale is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns. There are 136 jobs in Allendale for 690 working residents. For jobs and income Allendale is better than 78% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (D).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Allendale: the figures worth knowing
Allendale and Vacaville trade workers both ways
Vacaville is the top workplace for Allendale residents (16%) and also where the most people who work in Allendale come from (26% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Allendale is a place people come home to
There are 136 jobs based in Allendale, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Allendale has about 1,200 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Allendale are quick
The average trip to work takes 22 minutes, against 29 across California. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical California worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 690 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Allendale
Household income is its strongest input ($107,679, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 61% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
Unemployment (6.8%) is left out: Allendale’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Allendale could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
16% of working residents work in Vacaville
Where Allendale clocks in
10% of workers
7% 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.
Who commutes out of Allendale, and who commutes in
On a workday 689 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 135 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Allendale on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
How long Allendale spends getting to work: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Allendale workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 615 commuters (the 6% 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.
A place that makes things: 50% of Allendale’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Allendale, 2013 → 2023: 31 → 136. 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 Allendale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Allendale
About 25% 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.
In Allendale, most people drive to work
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 656 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 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 41% 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). 1.5% of Allendale households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Allendale’s commuters take a bus or train.
Allendale next to U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,300: 788th of 5,760 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Ladera CA | 1,297 | $236K | 1.5% | 10.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | Baywood Park CA | 1,580 | $217K | 2.8% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 70 | Irwindale CA | 1,439 | $114K | 4.3% | 6.5% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 786 | Pine River WI | 1,845 | $110K | 3.7% | 4.3% | 2% | A− |
| 787 | Bakersfield Country Club CA | 1,707 | $102K | 9.4% | 0.8% | <1% | A− |
| 788 | Allendale CA | 1,734 | $108K | 7.8% | 6.8% | <1% | A− |
| 789 | East Washington PA | 1,814 | $91K | 7.9% | 1.7% | 1% | A− |
| 790 | Panhandle TX | 2,288 | $86K | 5.8% | 0.2% | 7% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,760 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Allendale, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Around Allendale: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Allendale’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 Allendale: questions
What is the median household income in Allendale?
$107,679 (±$32,804) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Allendale?
7.8%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Allendale?
22 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Allendale work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vacaville (16%, 6 mi), Fairfield (10%, 13 mi), Sacramento (7%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Allendale walkable?
Allendale is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Allendale without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Allendale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Allendale
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.