Photo: Unknown author · Public domainMost of Bostonia commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Only 2% stay in Bostonia for work; outside it, San Diego is the main destination (38%, 10 miles). Bostonia has 2,244 jobs, against 7,189 working residents. Jobs and income earn Bostonia B−; getting around on foot earns it A.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Bostonia, in a few figures
Bostonia and San Diego trade workers both ways
San Diego is the top workplace for Bostonia residents (38%) and also where the most people who work in Bostonia come from (22% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Bostonia makes and builds things
48% of the jobs based in Bostonia are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Bostonia residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 17%. The jobs ↓
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.
Inside Bostonia’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Bostonia is better than 47% of U.S. towns, #530 of 847 in California. Job access by car holds Bostonia’s grade up (ahead of 91% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (7.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Bostonia could be anywhere from C to B+.
The towns that employ Bostonia’s residents
Where Bostonia clocks in
38% of workers
14% 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.
48% of the jobs in Bostonia make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bostonia, 2013 → 2023: 2,231 → 2,244. 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 Bostonia’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Bostonia by day
On a workday 7,077 residents head out to work, 112 work right here, and 2,132 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12,000 people are in Bostonia on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 Bostonia spends getting to work: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bostonia workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,890 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.
Bostonia’s commute, mile by mile
About 18% 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.
Bostonia is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bostonia is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns, #169 of 847 in California. Both inputs place Bostonia 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 7,904 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 81% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 5% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 8.4% of Bostonia households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Bostonia’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 1,999 U.S. towns of 12,000 to 23,000, Bostonia comes 1,333rd on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 58 | Orinda CA | 19,507 | $250K | 2.2% | 3.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 89 | Alamo CA | 14,488 | $250K | 2.1% | 3.6% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 121 | Coto de Caza CA | 15,190 | $244K | 3.0% | 3.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,331 | Geneva NY | 12,552 | $79K | 16.0% | 3.4% | 29% | B− |
| 1,332 | Blooming Grove NY | 18,418 | $96K | 13.8% | 6.8% | 9% | B− |
| 1,333 | Bostonia CA | 16,765 | $79K | 13.6% | 7.9% | 2% | B− |
| 1,334 | South Holland IL | 20,749 | $85K | 14.4% | 11.5% | 7% | B− |
| 1,335 | Holly Township MI | 12,283 | $75K | 9.3% | 7.7% | 7% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,999 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Bostonia, the top three, the last and three more from California.
18% of Bostonia works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to El Cajon (14%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bostonia workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bostonia | – | B− | A | 25 min | $78,878 |
| El Cajon | 14% | C | A | 25 min | $67,511 |
| Winter Gardens | under 1% | B+ | A− | 26 min | $97,973 |
| Santee | 4% | A− | A− | 27 min | $113,394 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bostonia’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 Bostonia: questions
What is the median household income in Bostonia?
$78,878 (±$14,324) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bostonia?
13.6%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bostonia?
25 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bostonia work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Diego (38%, 10 mi), El Cajon (14%, 2 mi), Santee (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bostonia walkable?
Bostonia is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.5 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bostonia without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 5% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bostonia, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bostonia
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.