Antelope has higher unemployment (8.5%) than 90% of U.S. towns
Measured by household income, Antelope is ahead of 76% of U.S. towns. Jobs and income earn Antelope B; getting around on foot earns it A−. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 1.9 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 7.8 in Sacramento.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Antelope: the figures worth knowing
Antelope has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Antelope went from 3,671 in 2013 to 6,131 in 2023, +67%. The jobs ↓
Antelope and Sacramento trade workers both ways
Sacramento is the top workplace for Antelope residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Antelope come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Antelope is a place people come home to
There are 6,131 jobs based in Antelope, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Antelope has about 33,000 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Antelope
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Antelope is better than 56% of U.S. towns, #440 of 847 in California. Job access by car holds Antelope’s grade up (ahead of 84% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Antelope could be anywhere from B− to B+.
Inside Antelope’s 6,131 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Antelope, 2013 → 2023: 3,671 → 6,131. 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 Antelope’s own residents hold wherever they work.
21% of working residents work in Sacramento
Where Antelope clocks in
21% of workers
11% 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 leaves Antelope for work, and who comes in
On a workday 20,246 residents head out to work, 945 work right here, and 5,186 people come in from elsewhere.
About 33,000 people are in Antelope on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.29 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.
From Antelope, about 29 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Antelope workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 17,904 commuters (the 17% 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.
How far it is to work from Antelope
About 20% 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 Antelope, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Antelope is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns, #430 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.7% 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 21,610 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 55% 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 1.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 68% 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). 4.0% of Antelope households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Antelope’s commuters take a bus or train.
Antelope is 579th of 909 U.S. towns of 34,000 to 65,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Cupertino CA | 58,333 | $235K | 4.1% | 4.0% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 70 | South San Francisco CA | 64,941 | $137K | 6.7% | 2.8% | 12% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 87 | Newark CA | 47,895 | $169K | 4.3% | 4.3% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 577 | Yucaipa CA | 54,953 | $91K | 9.1% | 7.0% | 11% | B |
| 578 | Oak Ridge TN | 35,395 | $72K | 12.2% | 3.8% | 35% | B |
| 579 | Antelope CA | 48,301 | $99K | 10.6% | 8.5% | 4% | B |
| 580 | Lacey WA | 58,833 | $91K | 11.6% | 4.9% | 17% | B |
| 581 | Paramount CA | 50,755 | $75K | 12.6% | 5.7% | 7% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 909 | 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 Antelope, the top three, the last and three more from California.
The towns next door employ 16% of Antelope
The biggest share goes to Roseville (11%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Antelope workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope | – | B | A− | 29 min | $99,067 |
| Elverta | under 3% | B | C | 30 min | $91,168 |
| Citrus Heights | 2% | B | A | 28 min | $82,314 |
| Foothill Farms | under 3% | C+ | A− | 28 min | $68,260 |
| Roseville | 11% | A− | B+ | 27 min | $119,288 |
| North Highlands | 3% | C+ | A− | 31 min | $65,495 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Antelope’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 Antelope: questions
What is the median household income in Antelope?
$99,067 (±$5,833) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Antelope?
10.6%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Antelope?
29 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Antelope work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sacramento (21%, 12 mi), Roseville (11%, 4 mi), Rancho Cordova (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Antelope walkable?
Antelope is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 11.5 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Antelope 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 Antelope, from the people who make the trip.
More of Antelope
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.