More people are out of work in Diamond Springs (7.7%) than in 87% of U.S. towns
About one in seven work in Diamond Springs itself; outside it, Placerville draws the most (12%, 4 miles). Diamond Springs grades C for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. The average commute takes 21 minutes each way; California averages 29, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Diamond Springs in brief
Commutes from Diamond Springs are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 29 across California. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical California worker. Time on the road ↓
Diamond Springs draws workers from far and wide
The 6,519 jobs in Diamond Springs are filled from a wide area. Diamond Springs’ own residents hold 10% and the ten next-biggest home towns 29%; the other 61% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Diamond Springs has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Diamond Springs went from 4,792 in 2014 to 6,519 in 2024, +36%. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, 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.
Inside Diamond Springs’ Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Diamond Springs is better than 29% of U.S. towns, #663 of 847 in California. Household income holds Diamond Springs’ grade up ($77,219, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Diamond Springs could be anywhere from D to B.
The trip to work from Diamond Springs: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Diamond Springs workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,583 commuters (the 13% 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.
Out of Diamond Springs to work: where people go
Where Diamond Springs clocks in
12% of workers
8% of workers
4% 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.
66% of the jobs in Diamond Springs pay over $3,333 a month
6,519 jobs are based in Diamond Springs.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Diamond Springs, 2014 → 2024: 4,792 → 6,519. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Diamond Springs’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Diamond Springs, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 3,997 residents head out to work, 634 work right here, and 5,885 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13,000 people are in Diamond Springs on a workday afternoon, 17% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.41 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The distance from Diamond Springs to work
About 27% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Most trips from Diamond Springs start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Diamond Springs is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns, #558 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 4,138 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 64% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 32% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 76% 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). 8.1% of Diamond Springs households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Diamond Springs’ commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 8,000 to 15,000, Diamond Springs ranks 1,982nd of 2,507 on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
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| 16 | Piedmont CA | 10,642 | $250K | 4.3% | 1.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 81 | Sierra Madre CA | 10,620 | $144K | 4.6% | 2.6% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 126 | Alamo CA | 14,488 | $250K | 2.1% | 3.6% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,980 | Dumas TX | 14,862 | $64K | 20.2% | 3.4% | 27% | C |
| 1,981 | Martinsville VA | 13,849 | $47K | 23.5% | 2.9% | 25% | C |
| 1,982 | Diamond Springs CA | 10,927 | $77K | 15.6% | 7.7% | 14% | C |
| 1,983 | Worth IL | 10,696 | $56K | 21.1% | 8.5% | 3% | C |
| 1,984 | Bedford Township MI | 9,145 | $68K | 13.0% | 9.2% | 5% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 2,507 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 19% | 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 Diamond Springs, the top three, the last and three more from California.
14% of Diamond Springs works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Diamond Springs workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Springs | – | C | B+ | 21 min | $77,219 |
| Shingle Springs | 2% | A− | A− | 28 min | $135,530 |
| Placerville | 12% | C+ | A | 28 min | $67,274 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Placerville. Darker towns draw more of Diamond Springs’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 2024, 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 Diamond Springs: questions
What is the median household income in Diamond Springs?
$77,219 (±$22,088) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Diamond Springs?
15.6%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Diamond Springs?
21 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Diamond Springs work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Placerville (12%, 4 mi), Sacramento (8%, 35 mi), El Dorado Hills (4%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Diamond Springs walkable?
Diamond Springs is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 10.8 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Diamond Springs without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 32% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Diamond Springs, from the people who make the trip.
More of Diamond Springs
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.