Photo: Pi.1415926535 · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Antioch works elsewhere
There are 21,309 jobs in Antioch, and 46,384 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Antioch B−; getting around on foot earns it A. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 0.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 37.5 in San Francisco.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Antioch at work: what stands out
Antioch workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 42 minutes each way, against 29 across California. Over a year that’s about 322 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Antioch’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Antioch is San Francisco, 37 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (4,386) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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.
What’s behind Antioch’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Antioch is better than 52% of U.S. towns, #485 of 847 in California. Household income holds Antioch’s grade up ($97,465, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (7.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Antioch could be anywhere from B− to B.
Commuting from Antioch: about 42 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Antioch workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 47,397 commuters (the 13% 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.
Miles to work from Antioch
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.
Antioch on a workday afternoon
On a workday 41,694 residents head out to work, 4,690 work right here, and 16,619 people come in from elsewhere.
About 94,000 people are in Antioch on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
9% of working residents work in San Francisco
Where Antioch clocks in
6% of workers
6% 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.
The kinds of work in Antioch
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Antioch, 2013 → 2023: 17,373 → 21,309. 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 Antioch’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Antioch is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Antioch is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns, #321 of 847 in California. Both inputs place Antioch near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 54,291 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 4% 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 0.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 49% 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). 5.2% of Antioch households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Antioch’s commuters take a bus or train.
These are town averages; neighborhoods differ.
How Antioch ranks: 215th of 354 U.S. towns of 83,000 to 161,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Jordan UT | 87,614 | $134K | 3.7% | 2.4% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Carmel IN | 105,634 | $142K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 23% | A+ |
| 3 | Clay Township IN | 104,932 | $142K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 23% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | Berkeley CA | 121,911 | $108K | 17.3% | 5.6% | 21% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | Mountain View CA | 85,438 | $190K | 6.0% | 3.7% | 16% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Livermore CA | 83,457 | $161K | 4.9% | 3.6% | 23% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 213 | Aurora Township IL | 127,446 | $76K | 12.1% | 6.2% | 21% | B− |
| 214 | Fargo ND | 136,275 | $67K | 12.9% | 3.8% | 70% | B− |
| 215 | Antioch CA | 118,958 | $97K | 11.4% | 7.4% | 10% | B− |
| 216 | Clearwater FL | 114,364 | $66K | 14.8% | 4.2% | 20% | B− |
| 217 | Perris CA | 83,237 | $89K | 10.7% | 7.9% | 9% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 354 | Macon-Bibb County GA | 157,556 | $51K | 24.7% | 8.1% | 53% | 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 Antioch, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Around Antioch: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Pittsburg (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Antioch’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 Antioch: questions
What is the median household income in Antioch?
$97,465 (±$5,717) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Antioch?
11.4%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Antioch?
42 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Antioch work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Francisco (9%, 37 mi), Concord (6%, 11 mi), Oakland (6%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Antioch walkable?
Antioch is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 8.6 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Antioch without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Antioch, from the people who make the trip.
More of Antioch
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.