John Colpitts Ainsley House No. 3 · Photo: JaGa · CC BY-SA 3.0Campbell has higher household incomes than 94% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 6.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 7.6 in San Jose. 5.6% of residents live below the poverty line, where California as a whole has 12.0%. Jobs and income earn Campbell A; getting around on foot earns it A.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Campbell, in brief
Campbell trades workers with the towns around it
Campbell has about as many jobs (23,956) as working residents (20,188), but they are mostly different people: 19,031 residents leave for work each day while 22,799 people come in. Only 5% of the jobs in Campbell are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Campbell and San Jose trade workers both ways
San Jose is the top workplace for Campbell residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in Campbell come from (37% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most jobs here, and most residents’ jobs, pay over $40,000
79% of Campbell’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data, and so do 73% of the jobs based in Campbell. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Campbell are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 29 across California. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical California worker. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Campbell works from home
25% of Campbell workers work from home, against 17% across California. 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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Campbell
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Campbell is better than 87% of U.S. towns, #99 of 847 in California. Household income holds Campbell’s grade up ($145,268, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Campbell could be anywhere from A− to A.
Who works in Campbell, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 19,031 residents head out to work, 1,157 work right here, and 22,799 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 (1.19 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
28% of working residents work in San Jose
Where Campbell clocks in
28% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
73% of the jobs in Campbell pay over $3,333 a month
23,956 jobs are based in Campbell.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Campbell, 2013 → 2023: 22,299 → 23,956. 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 Campbell’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Campbell: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Campbell workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16,851 commuters (the 25% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Campbell
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.
Campbell is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Campbell is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns, #230 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 4.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 7.1% across California.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 22,485 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 97% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 18% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 6.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 89% 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). 4.8% of Campbell households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Campbell’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Campbell is 220th of 994 U.S. towns of 30,000 to 57,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 54 | Manhattan Beach CA | 33,122 | $204K | 4.5% | 3.8% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | Saratoga CA | 30,418 | $250K | 3.3% | 4.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 102 | Newark CA | 47,895 | $169K | 4.3% | 4.3% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 218 | South Brunswick Township NJ | 47,454 | $151K | 4.5% | 5.3% | 10% | A |
| 219 | Miami Township OH | 45,748 | $116K | 4.0% | 4.3% | 9% | A |
| 220 | Campbell CA | 42,490 | $145K | 5.6% | 5.0% | 6% | A |
| 221 | Mount Prospect IL | 55,395 | $102K | 6.6% | 3.8% | 7% | A |
| 222 | Penfield NY | 39,139 | $119K | 5.3% | 4.0% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 994 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Campbell, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Bordering towns draw 31% of Campbell’s workers
The biggest share goes to San Jose (28%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Campbell’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 Campbell: questions
What is the median household income in Campbell?
$145,268 (±$8,146) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Campbell?
5.6%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Campbell?
23 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Campbell work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Jose (28%, 8 mi), Santa Clara (7%, 6 mi), Sunnyvale (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Campbell walkable?
Campbell is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 15.0 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Campbell without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 18% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Campbell, from the people who make the trip.
More of Campbell
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.