Contra Costa Centre draws 6,882 commuters a day, with 2.5 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Contra Costa Centre report 6,951 jobs, and 2,830 of its residents work somewhere. The two grades for Contra Costa Centre are B+ for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 89% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Contra Costa Centre, in brief
Contra Costa Centre is where the jobs are
Contra Costa Centre has 6,951 jobs, 2.5 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 11,000 people are in town, 60% more than the 6,900 who live here. Day and night ↓
Nearly all the work in Contra Costa Centre is services
95% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 2% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Most jobs here, and most residents’ jobs, pay over $40,000
79% of Contra Costa Centre’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 88% of the jobs based in Contra Costa Centre. The jobs ↓
Contra Costa Centre draws workers from far and wide
The 6,951 jobs in Contra Costa Centre are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 34%; the other 65% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Contra Costa Centre’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Contra Costa Centre is San Francisco, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (428) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. 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.
The four measures behind Contra Costa Centre’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Contra Costa Centre is better than 67% of U.S. towns, #330 of 847 in California. Job access by car holds Contra Costa Centre’s grade up (ahead of 91% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (7.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Contra Costa Centre could be anywhere from B− to A.
How a workday changes Contra Costa Centre
On a workday 2,761 residents head out to work and 69 work right here.
About 11,000 people are in Contra Costa Centre on a workday afternoon, 60% more 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Contra Costa Centre
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Contra Costa Centre, 2013 → 2023: 4,830 → 6,951. 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 Contra Costa Centre’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip into Contra Costa Centre
Where Contra Costa Centre clocks in
10% of workers
9% 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.
Contra Costa Centre’s commute, mile by mile
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 Contra Costa Centre: 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 Contra Costa Centre workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,448 commuters (the 23% 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.
Contra Costa Centre is among the most walkable U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Contra Costa Centre is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #19 of 847 in California. Both inputs place Contra Costa Centre near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,463 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, 67% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 23.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 98% 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). 4.0% of Contra Costa Centre households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 22% of Contra Costa Centre’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,276th of 3,229: where Contra Costa Centre ranks among U.S. towns of 4,800 to 9,300
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 60 | Las Flores CA | 5,513 | $212K | 4.8% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Gold River CA | 7,924 | $175K | 2.9% | 2.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 113 | La Habra Heights CA | 5,327 | $180K | 4.9% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,274 | Nevada IA | 6,974 | $75K | 9.9% | 2.0% | 23% | B+ |
| 1,275 | Frankenmuth MI | 5,197 | $85K | 4.9% | 4.7% | 33% | B+ |
| 1,276 | Contra Costa Centre CA | 6,893 | $121K | 10.1% | 7.3% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,277 | Red Chute LA | 6,526 | $86K | 7.5% | 4.1% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,278 | Wonder Lake IL | 5,593 | $95K | 2.9% | 7.2% | <1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,229 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Contra Costa Centre, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Work next door: 12% of Contra Costa Centre’s workers
The biggest share goes to Walnut Creek (10%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Contra Costa Centre workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contra Costa Centre | – | B+ | A+ | 34 min | $121,313 |
| Walnut Creek | 10% | A− | A+ | 31 min | $130,432 |
| Pleasant Hill | 2% | A− | A+ | 30 min | $145,029 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Contra Costa Centre’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 Contra Costa Centre: questions
What is the median household income in Contra Costa Centre?
$121,313 (±$26,104) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Contra Costa Centre?
10.1%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Contra Costa Centre?
34 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Contra Costa Centre work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Francisco (15%, 23 mi), Walnut Creek (10%, 2 mi), Oakland (9%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Contra Costa Centre walkable?
Contra Costa Centre is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 13.6 out of 20, and 27% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Contra Costa Centre without a car?
22% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 67% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Contra Costa Centre, from the people who make the trip.
More of Contra Costa Centre
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.