Boulevard has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Home is the office for 30% of workers; California has 17%. There are 40 jobs in Boulevard for 121 working residents. Only 3% stay in Boulevard for work; outside it, San Diego is the main destination (24%, 50 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Boulevard
On a workday 117 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About 670 people are in Boulevard on a workday afternoon, 11% 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.
Out of Boulevard to work: where people go
Where Boulevard clocks in
24% of workers
5% of workers
3% 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 Boulevard
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Boulevard, 2013 → 2023: 34 → 40. 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 Boulevard’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Boulevard
of Boulevard workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 331 commuters (the 30% 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 Boulevard
About 39% 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.
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 Boulevard: questions
What is the median household income in Boulevard?
$78,217 (±$23,654) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Boulevard?
8.8%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Boulevard work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Diego (24%, 50 mi), Chula Vista (5%, 42 mi), El Cajon (3%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Boulevard without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Boulevard, from the people who make the trip.
More of Boulevard
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.