Photo: Scottthezombie (Transferred by JaumeBG/Originally uploaded by Scottthezombie) · CC BY-SA 3.0Crestline has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 0.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 4.3 in Riverside. Crestline has 1,157 jobs, and 3,378 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Crestline is better than 37% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns (A−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Crestline: the figures worth knowing
Crestline workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 29 across California. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Crestline works from home
27% of Crestline workers work from home, against 17% across California. Time on the road ↓
Crestline has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Crestline went from 852 in 2013 to 1,157 in 2023, +36%. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Crestline pay little
27% of the jobs based in Crestline pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Crestline’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
Household income holds Crestline’s grade up ($77,786, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (7.0%, U.S. 5.2%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Crestline could be anywhere from C− to B+.
About 37 minutes each way, longer than most of California
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Crestline workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,254 commuters (the 27% 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.
What Crestline’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Crestline, 2013 → 2023: 852 → 1,157. 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 Crestline’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Crestline by day and by night
On a workday 3,078 residents head out to work, 300 work right here, and 857 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,600 people are in Crestline on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer 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.
9% of working residents work in San Bernardino
Where Crestline clocks in
9% of workers
8% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Crestline
About 29% 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.
In Crestline, walking beats the bus
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,470 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 41% 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 0.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 54% 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). 0.5% of Crestline households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Crestline’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Crestline is 1,978th of 2,761 U.S. towns of 6,900 to 13,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | Piedmont CA | 10,642 | $250K | 4.3% | 1.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 57 | Gold River CA | 7,924 | $175K | 2.9% | 2.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 87 | Sierra Madre CA | 10,620 | $144K | 4.6% | 2.6% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,976 | Marble Falls TX | 9,633 | $58K | 15.5% | 2.0% | 26% | C+ |
| 1,977 | Geneva Township OH | 10,061 | $59K | 16.4% | 3.1% | 19% | C+ |
| 1,978 | Crestline CA | 9,835 | $78K | 11.3% | 7.0% | 9% | C+ |
| 1,979 | Wapakoneta OH | 9,711 | $66K | 11.8% | 5.3% | 20% | C+ |
| 1,980 | Coatesville PA | 13,283 | $59K | 18.1% | 4.8% | 3% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,761 | 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 Crestline, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Around Crestline: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Lake Arrowhead (8%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Crestline workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crestline | – | C+ | A− | 37 min | $77,786 |
| Lake Arrowhead | 8% | B− | B | 37 min | $95,236 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Crestline’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 Crestline: questions
What is the median household income in Crestline?
$77,786 (±$14,147) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Crestline?
11.3%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Crestline?
37 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Crestline work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Bernardino (9%, 8 mi), Lake Arrowhead (8%, 6 mi), Los Angeles (6%, 67 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Crestline walkable?
Crestline is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 8.3 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Crestline without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Crestline, from the people who make the trip.
More of Crestline
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.