Photo: Jengod · CC BY-SA 4.0About half of Culver City’s working residents commute to Los Angeles
Household incomes here are higher than in 87% of U.S. towns. The two grades for Culver City are A− for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. Home is the office for 33% of workers (California 17%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Culver City, in a few figures
Culver City fills up on a workday
Culver City has 70,212 jobs, 3.8 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 91,000 people are in town, more than double the 39,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Culver City works from home
33% of Culver City workers work from home, against 17% across California. Time on the road ↓
Most Culver City residents work close to home
64% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
Culver City has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Culver City went from 52,143 in 2013 to 70,212 in 2023, +35%. 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.
Why Culver City gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Culver City is better than 76% of U.S. towns, #214 of 847 in California. Job access by car holds Culver City’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (6.6%, 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, Culver City could be anywhere from B+ to A.
How a workday changes Culver City
On a workday 16,853 residents head out to work, 1,861 work right here, and 68,351 people come in from elsewhere.
About 91,000 people are in Culver City on a workday afternoon, 131% more than live here.
3.8 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Where Culver City’s workforce comes from
Where Culver City clocks in
7% 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 27 minutes each way for Culver City’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Culver City workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13,720 commuters (the 33% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Culver City
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.
Culver City is a services town
70,212 jobs are based in Culver City.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Culver City, 2013 → 2023: 52,143 → 70,212. 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 Culver City’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Culver City is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 20,465 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, 75% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 17.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 97% 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). 7.3% of Culver City households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Culver City’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Culver City ranks: 422nd of 1,064 U.S. towns of 28,000 to 53,000
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | Manhattan Beach CA | 33,122 | $204K | 4.5% | 3.8% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 69 | Saratoga CA | 30,418 | $250K | 3.3% | 4.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 112 | Newark CA | 47,895 | $169K | 4.3% | 4.3% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 420 | Valrico FL | 40,239 | $105K | 9.9% | 3.4% | 3% | A− |
| 421 | Aloha OR | 52,389 | $102K | 7.8% | 4.2% | 4% | A− |
| 422 | Culver City CA | 39,452 | $117K | 7.5% | 6.6% | 10% | A− |
| 423 | Oregon City OR | 38,175 | $98K | 6.8% | 4.4% | 13% | A− |
| 424 | Converse TX | 32,481 | $94K | 11.6% | 3.2% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,064 | 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 Culver City, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Work in the towns next to Culver City
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Culver City workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culver City | – | A− | A+ | 27 min | $117,389 |
| Ladera Heights | under 1% | A− | B− | 34 min | $167,065 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Culver City’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 Culver City: questions
What is the median household income in Culver City?
$117,389 (±$11,738) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Culver City?
7.5%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Culver City?
27 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 33% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Culver City work?
10% work in town.
Is Culver City walkable?
Culver City is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 15.3 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Culver City without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 75% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Culver City, from the people who make the trip.
More of Culver City
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.