Powerhouse, The · Photo: mountmonty · CC BY-SA 3.0Unemployment in California Polytechnic State University (15.7%) is among the highest in the country
Only 1% work in California Polytechnic State University itself; outside it, Los Angeles draws the most (11%, 156 miles). For jobs and income California Polytechnic State University is better than 37% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (A). Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 8.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 17.5 in Los Angeles.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
California Polytechnic State University at work: what stands out
Many jobs in California Polytechnic State University pay little
72% of the jobs based in California Polytechnic State University pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 67% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
A big share show a job far from home
78% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
California Polytechnic State University trades workers with the towns around it
California Polytechnic State University has about as many jobs (1,283) as working residents (1,198), but they are mostly different people: 1,186 residents leave for work each day while 1,271 people come in. Only 1% of the jobs in California Polytechnic State University are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside California Polytechnic State University
61% of California Polytechnic State University residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 18% of the jobs based in California Polytechnic State University pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Nearly all the work in California Polytechnic State University is services
100% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 0% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Jobs & income in California Polytechnic State University: the grade in detail
The poverty rate holds California Polytechnic State University’s grade up (7.5%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, California Polytechnic State University could be anywhere from C− to B.
Most jobs in California Polytechnic State University are in services
1,283 jobs are based in California Polytechnic State University.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in California Polytechnic State University, 2014 → 2024: 2,359 → 1,283. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs California Polytechnic State University’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles California Polytechnic State University commutes
About 78% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
California Polytechnic State University on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,186 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 1,271 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.07 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where California Polytechnic State University goes to work
Where California Polytechnic State University clocks in
7% 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.
Each way, about 17 minutes from California Polytechnic State University
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of California Polytechnic State University workers work from home, vs 17% across California State. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,315 commuters (the 14% who work from home are left out). Across California State: 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.
Good to walk, short on transit: California Polytechnic State University
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,531 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 49% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 48% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 8.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 91% 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). 19.7% of California Polytechnic State University households have no vehicle (California State 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of California Polytechnic State University’s commuters take a bus or train.
2,150th of 3,069: where California Polytechnic State University ranks among U.S. towns of 5,500 to 10,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
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| 25 | Piedmont CA | 10,642 | $250K | 4.3% | 1.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 64 | Las Flores CA | 5,513 | $212K | 4.8% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 71 | Gold River CA | 7,924 | $175K | 2.9% | 2.4% | 4% | A+ |
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| 2,148 | Snowflake AZ | 6,902 | $76K | 14.0% | 2.5% | 26% | C+ |
| 2,149 | Rosendale NY | 5,689 | $72K | 8.5% | 7.8% | 5% | C+ |
| 2,150 | California Polytechnic State University CA | 7,915 | — | 7.5% | 15.7% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,151 | Marble Falls TX | 9,633 | $58K | 15.5% | 2.0% | 27% | C+ |
| 2,152 | Geneva Township OH | 10,061 | $59K | 16.4% | 3.1% | 18% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,069 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 California Polytechnic State University, the top three, the last and three more from California State.
California Polytechnic State University and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to San Luis Obispo (7%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | California Polytechnic State University workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Polytechnic State University | – | C+ | A | 17 min | — |
| San Luis Obispo | 7% | B+ | A+ | 16 min | $73,685 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of California Polytechnic State University’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 2024, 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 California Polytechnic State University: questions
What is the poverty rate in California Polytechnic State University?
7.5%, against 12.0% across California State and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from California Polytechnic State University?
17 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California State and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in California Polytechnic State University work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Los Angeles (11%, 156 mi), San Luis Obispo (7%, 3 mi), Santa Barbara (3%, 83 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is California Polytechnic State University walkable?
California Polytechnic State University is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 8.0 out of 20, and 72% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around California Polytechnic State University without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 20% of households have no car. 48% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from California Polytechnic State University, from the people who make the trip.
More of California Polytechnic State University
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.