Photo: FredBren · Public domainHouseholds in Corona have higher incomes than those in 83% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Corona are B+ for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. 8.7% of residents are in poverty, where California as a whole has 12.0%. About one in seven work in Corona; the top destination outside it is Riverside (7%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Corona at work: what stands out
Corona trades workers with the towns around it
Corona has about as many jobs (71,440) as working residents (67,016), but they are mostly different people: 56,889 residents leave for work each day while 61,313 people come in. Only 14% of the jobs in Corona are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Corona draws workers from far and wide
The 71,440 jobs in Corona are filled from a wide area. Corona’s own residents hold 14% and the ten next-biggest home towns 28%; the other 58% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Corona workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 29 across California. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. 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.
How Corona earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Corona is better than 73% of U.S. towns, #255 of 847 in California. Job access by car holds Corona’s grade up (ahead of 90% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Corona could be anywhere from B+ to A−.
A workday in Corona: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 56,889 residents head out to work, 10,127 work right here, and 61,313 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where Corona goes to work
Where Corona clocks in
7% of workers
5% 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.
About 34 minutes to work from Corona
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Corona workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 67,450 commuters (the 14% 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.
Corona makes things: 32% of its jobs are in goods
71,440 jobs are based in Corona.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Corona, 2013 → 2023: 57,243 → 71,440. 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 Corona’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Corona
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.
In Corona, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Corona is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns, #546 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.7% 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 78,353 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 59% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 23% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 69% 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). 3.7% of Corona households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Corona’s commuters take a bus or train.
These are town averages; neighborhoods differ.
Out of 201 U.S. towns of 113,000 to 218,000, Corona comes 49th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pearland TX | 129,930 | $119K | 4.1% | 3.3% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Smithtown NY | 116,847 | $153K | 4.2% | 3.9% | 16% | A |
| 3 | Berkeley CA | 121,911 | $108K | 17.3% | 5.6% | 21% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Sunnyvale CA | 156,577 | $186K | 5.8% | 4.5% | 14% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Santa Clara CA | 133,446 | $179K | 8.4% | 5.1% | 14% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Washington Township IN | 140,572 | $77K | 9.1% | 3.3% | 18% | B+ |
| 48 | Coral Springs FL | 138,783 | $94K | 7.6% | 5.1% | 13% | B+ |
| 49 | Corona CA | 161,734 | $109K | 8.7% | 5.5% | 15% | B+ |
| 50 | Rancho Cucamonga CA | 177,856 | $112K | 8.0% | 5.9% | 15% | B+ |
| 51 | New Braunfels TX | 122,492 | $86K | 7.4% | 4.2% | 26% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 201 | Macon-Bibb County GA | 157,556 | $51K | 24.7% | 8.1% | 53% | 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 Corona, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Work next door: 10% of Corona’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Corona workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corona | – | B+ | B+ | 34 min | $109,242 |
| Norco | 3% | A | B+ | 37 min | $127,566 |
| El Cerrito | under 2% | A− | B+ | 43 min | $108,882 |
| Coronita | under 2% | A | A | 52 min | $111,932 |
| Home Gardens | under 2% | A− | A− | 37 min | $96,342 |
| Temescal Valley | under 2% | A | C | 43 min | $122,051 |
| El Sobrante | under 2% | A | C+ | 37 min | $165,682 |
| Riverside | 7% | B | A | 31 min | $91,045 |
| Chino Hills | under 2% | B+ | B | 36 min | $126,334 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Riverside. Darker towns draw more of Corona’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 Corona: questions
What is the median household income in Corona?
$109,242 (±$3,495) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Corona?
8.7%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Corona?
34 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Corona work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Riverside (7%, 11 mi), Los Angeles (5%, 50 mi), Irvine (5%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Corona walkable?
Corona is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 11.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Corona without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 23% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Corona, from the people who make the trip.
More of Corona
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.