Beaumont has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
8,470 jobs are based in Beaumont; 21,900 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Beaumont are B+ for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. Measured by household income, Beaumont is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Beaumont apart
Beaumont has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Beaumont went from 4,848 in 2013 to 8,470 in 2023, +75%. The jobs ↓
Beaumont workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 29 across California. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Beaumont’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Beaumont is San Bernardino, 26 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (1,955) 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Beaumont’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Beaumont is better than 66% of U.S. towns, #341 of 847 in California. Household income holds Beaumont’s grade up ($107,118, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (4.9%, 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, Beaumont could be anywhere from B− to A−.
The kinds of work in Beaumont
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Beaumont, 2013 → 2023: 4,848 → 8,470. 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 Beaumont’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Beaumont: about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Beaumont workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 20,761 commuters (the 12% 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.
Where in the region Beaumont works
About 26% 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.
Beaumont by day and by night
On a workday 20,227 residents head out to work, 1,673 work right here, and 6,797 people come in from elsewhere.
About 47,000 people are in Beaumont on a workday afternoon, 22% 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 Bernardino
Where Beaumont clocks in
9% of workers
6% 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.
Getting around Beaumont: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Beaumont is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns, #523 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.7% 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 23,695 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 89% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 35% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 55% 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). 3.9% of Beaumont households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Beaumont’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 43,000 to 82,000, Beaumont ranks 371st of 712 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 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | Cupertino CA | 58,333 | $235K | 4.1% | 4.0% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 41 | South San Francisco CA | 64,941 | $137K | 6.7% | 2.8% | 12% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Dublin CA | 71,602 | $214K | 4.5% | 3.8% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 369 | Burnsville MN | 65,244 | $87K | 10.8% | 5.0% | 13% | B+ |
| 370 | Irondequoit NY | 50,180 | $79K | 9.2% | 4.4% | 9% | B+ |
| 371 | Beaumont CA | 60,835 | $107K | 10.0% | 4.9% | 8% | B+ |
| 372 | Colerain Township OH | 59,509 | $73K | 9.0% | 3.8% | 7% | B+ |
| 373 | Southaven MS | 57,819 | $78K | 12.6% | 3.3% | 17% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 712 | 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 Beaumont, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Beaumont and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Banning (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Beaumont workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont | – | B+ | B+ | 36 min | $107,118 |
| Cherry Valley | under 3% | C | C+ | 36 min | $76,895 |
| Calimesa | under 3% | A | B+ | 36 min | $87,181 |
| Banning | 3% | C− | B− | 33 min | $61,764 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Beaumont’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 Beaumont: questions
What is the median household income in Beaumont?
$107,118 (±$9,704) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Beaumont?
10.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Beaumont?
36 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Beaumont work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Bernardino (9%, 26 mi), Riverside (6%, 26 mi), Redlands (5%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Beaumont walkable?
Beaumont is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 12.3 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Beaumont without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 35% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Beaumont, from the people who make the trip.
More of Beaumont
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.