Photo: Fruitianslip · CC BY-SA 4.0Bradbury has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Employers in Bradbury report 143 jobs, against 399 working residents. Only 1% stay in Bradbury for work; outside it, Los Angeles is the main destination (15%, 27 miles). The average commute takes 34 minutes each way (California 29, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Bradbury stands out on work
Bradbury’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Bradbury is Los Angeles, 27 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (58) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Bradbury workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 29 across California. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 399 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Short hops and long hauls from Bradbury
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.
Time on the road from Bradbury: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bradbury workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 340 commuters (the 21% 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.
A workday in Bradbury: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 394 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 138 people come in from elsewhere.
About 630 people are in Bradbury 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.
Where Bradbury goes to work
Where Bradbury clocks in
7% of workers
4% 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.
81% of the jobs in Bradbury pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bradbury, 2013 → 2023: 91 → 143. 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 Bradbury’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Bradbury and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Monrovia (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Bradbury’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 Bradbury: questions
What is the median household income in Bradbury?
$171,696 (±$56,270) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bradbury?
4.8%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bradbury?
34 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bradbury work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Los Angeles (15%, 27 mi), Pasadena (7%, 10 mi), Arcadia (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bradbury without a car?
6% 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 Bradbury, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bradbury
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.