Las Flores Adobe · Photo: donald gomez · CC BY-SA 3.0More people are out of work in Camp Pendleton South (13.2%) than in 98% of U.S. towns
Home is the office for 9% of workers, where California as a whole has 17%. Camp Pendleton South grades C for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. Hardly any work in Camp Pendleton South itself; outside it, San Diego draws the most (20%, 32 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Camp Pendleton South, in a few figures
Camp Pendleton South’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Camp Pendleton South is San Diego, 32 miles away as the crow flies. 20% of working residents (434) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Commutes from Camp Pendleton South are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 29 across California. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical California worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
43% 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 ↓
Most jobs in Camp Pendleton South pay over $40,000 a year
75% of the jobs based in Camp Pendleton South pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Camp Pendleton South
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Camp Pendleton South is better than 31% of U.S. towns, #643 of 847 in California. The poverty rate holds Camp Pendleton South’s grade up (6.6%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Camp Pendleton South could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Half of Camp Pendleton South commutes less than 43 miles
About 43% 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.
About 20 minutes each way for Camp Pendleton South’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Camp Pendleton South workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,698 commuters (the 9% 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.
In Camp Pendleton South, services account for most jobs
926 jobs are based in Camp Pendleton South.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Camp Pendleton South, 2013 → 2023: 226 → 926. 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 Camp Pendleton South’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Camp Pendleton South
On a workday 2,189 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 912 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.
0.42 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.
The places Camp Pendleton South commutes to
Where Camp Pendleton South clocks in
20% 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.
For most of Camp Pendleton South, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Camp Pendleton South is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns, #531 of 847 in California. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 8.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 7.1% across California, on an EPA index of 6.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,363 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 12.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 95% 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). 2.8% of Camp Pendleton South households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Camp Pendleton South’s commuters take a bus or train.
Camp Pendleton South next to U.S. towns of 11,000 to 21,000: 1,657th of 2,109 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
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| 64 | Orinda CA | 19,507 | $250K | 2.2% | 3.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 102 | Alamo CA | 14,488 | $250K | 2.1% | 3.6% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 138 | Coto de Caza CA | 15,190 | $244K | 3.0% | 3.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,655 | Richmond TX | 13,389 | $50K | 15.7% | 7.0% | 3% | C |
| 1,656 | Los Lunas NM | 20,572 | $62K | 18.2% | 4.9% | 17% | C |
| 1,657 | Camp Pendleton South CA | 15,766 | $70K | 6.6% | 13.2% | 1% | C |
| 1,658 | Wildwood FL | 19,436 | $77K | 12.8% | 7.5% | 20% | C |
| 1,659 | Mount Clemens MI | 15,419 | $52K | 16.3% | 6.8% | 8% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 2,109 | 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 Camp Pendleton South, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Around Camp Pendleton South: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Oceanside (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Camp Pendleton South workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Pendleton South | – | C | B+ | 20 min | $69,853 |
| Oceanside | 3% | B+ | A | 29 min | $97,737 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Camp Pendleton South’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 Camp Pendleton South: questions
What is the median household income in Camp Pendleton South?
$69,853 (±$13,107) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Camp Pendleton South?
6.6%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Camp Pendleton South?
20 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Camp Pendleton South work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Diego (20%, 32 mi), Los Angeles (7%, 80 mi), Irvine (4%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Camp Pendleton South walkable?
Camp Pendleton South is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and 9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Camp Pendleton South without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Camp Pendleton South, from the people who make the trip.
More of Camp Pendleton South
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.