Household incomes in Casa Loma are lower than in 94% of U.S. towns
Hardly any work in Casa Loma itself; outside it, Bakersfield draws the most (41%, 2 miles). The poverty rate is 30.8%, where California as a whole has 12.0%. For jobs and income Casa Loma is better than 20% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (B−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Casa Loma: the gist
Casa Loma and Bakersfield trade workers both ways
Bakersfield is the top workplace for Casa Loma residents (41%) and also where the most people who work in Casa Loma come from (49% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Casa Loma is a place people come home to
There are 126 jobs based in Casa Loma, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
31% 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 ↓
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 513 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Casa Loma
Job access by car holds Casa Loma’s grade up (ahead of 77% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down.
Unemployment (0.4%) is left out: Casa Loma’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Casa Loma could be anywhere from C− to C.
The places Casa Loma commutes to
Where Casa Loma clocks in
41% 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.
How many people are in Casa Loma by day
On a workday 509 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 122 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Casa Loma on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.25 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.
Half of Casa Loma commutes less than 7 miles
About 31% 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.
Jobs in Casa Loma: what the 126 are
126 jobs are based in Casa Loma.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Casa Loma, 2013 → 2023: 274 → 126. 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 Casa Loma’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Casa Loma: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Casa Loma workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 583 commuters (the 16% 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.
For most of Casa Loma, work means a drive
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 695 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 68% 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). 9.9% of Casa Loma households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Casa Loma’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Casa Loma is 4,021st among 5,794 U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 17 | Ladera CA | 1,297 | $236K | 1.5% | 10.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Baywood Park CA | 1,580 | $217K | 2.8% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 73 | Irwindale CA | 1,439 | $114K | 4.3% | 6.5% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,019 | Nashwauk Township MN | 1,657 | $60K | 10.3% | 6.6% | 12% | C− |
| 4,020 | Tubac AZ | 1,294 | $73K | 13.4% | 0.0% | 8% | C− |
| 4,021 | Casa Loma CA | 1,587 | $43K | 30.8% | 0.4% | 1% | C− |
| 4,022 | Guthrie Center IA | 1,583 | $71K | 14.8% | 0.7% | 16% | C− |
| 4,023 | Wayland NY | 1,676 | $75K | 17.0% | 1.3% | 6% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,794 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Casa Loma, the top three, the last and three more from California.
How Casa Loma compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Casa Loma workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casa Loma | – | C− | B− | 26 min | $43,403 |
| Cottonwood | under 1% | C− | B+ | 22 min | $44,247 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Casa Loma’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 Casa Loma: questions
What is the median household income in Casa Loma?
$43,403 (±$19,103) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Casa Loma?
30.8%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Casa Loma?
26 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Casa Loma work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bakersfield (41%, 2 mi), Los Angeles (4%, 97 mi), Shafter (3%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Casa Loma walkable?
Casa Loma is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 10.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Casa Loma without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Casa Loma, from the people who make the trip.
More of Casa Loma
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.