Black Point-Green Point has higher household incomes than 97% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 5.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 37.5 in San Francisco. 9.8% of residents are in poverty, against 12.0% across California. For jobs and income Black Point-Green Point is better than 82% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns (A−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Black Point-Green Point, in a few figures
Black Point-Green Point’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Black Point-Green Point is San Francisco, 24 miles away as the crow flies. 19% of working residents (114) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Black Point-Green Point is a place people come home to
There are 170 jobs based in Black Point-Green Point, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Black Point-Green Point has about 1,200 people in it, 26% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Black Point-Green Point works from home
29% of Black Point-Green Point workers work from home, against 17% across California. 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 601 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How Black Point-Green Point earns its Jobs & income grade
Household income holds Black Point-Green Point’s grade up ($168,438, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down. It also does well on job access by car.
Unemployment (6.6%) is left out: Black Point-Green Point’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, Black Point-Green Point could be anywhere from C− to A+.
Where in the region Black Point-Green Point works
About 15% 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.
Who works in Black Point-Green Point, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 598 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 167 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Black Point-Green Point on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
0.28 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.
How long Black Point-Green Point spends getting to work: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Black Point-Green Point workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 573 commuters (the 28% 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.
19% of working residents work in San Francisco
Where Black Point-Green Point clocks in
13% 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.
What work there is in Black Point-Green Point: 170 jobs
170 jobs are based in Black Point-Green Point.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Black Point-Green Point, 2013 → 2023: 142 → 170. 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 Black Point-Green Point’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Black Point-Green Point
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 13.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 7.1% across California, on an EPA index of 6.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 801 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 5.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 86% 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). 1.8% of Black Point-Green Point households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 6% of Black Point-Green Point’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Black Point-Green Point is 569th of 5,381 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,200
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 69 | Irwindale CA | 1,439 | $114K | 4.3% | 6.5% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 567 | Watts Township PA | 1,266 | $94K | 3.9% | 3.1% | 1% | A− |
| 568 | Lincoln WI | 1,630 | $107K | 2.0% | 2.4% | 4% | A− |
| 569 | Black Point-Green Point CA | 1,655 | $168K | 9.8% | 6.6% | <1% | A− |
| 570 | Valmeyer IL | 1,204 | $95K | 4.8% | 0.6% | 2% | A− |
| 571 | Santa Susana CA | 1,235 | $100K | 4.8% | 3.3% | <1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,381 | 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 Black Point-Green Point, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Black Point-Green Point and its neighbors: 11% work next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Black Point-Green Point workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Point-Green Point | – | A− | A− | 28 min | $168,438 |
| Novato | 11% | B | A | 28 min | $115,736 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Novato. Darker towns draw more of Black Point-Green Point’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 Black Point-Green Point: questions
What is the median household income in Black Point-Green Point?
$168,438 (±$125,718) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Black Point-Green Point?
9.8%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Black Point-Green Point?
28 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Black Point-Green Point work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Francisco (19%, 24 mi), San Rafael (13%, 9 mi), Novato (11%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Black Point-Green Point walkable?
Black Point-Green Point is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 6.6 out of 20, and 13% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Black Point-Green Point without a car?
6% 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 Black Point-Green Point, from the people who make the trip.
More of Black Point-Green Point
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.