Unemployment in East Sonora (0.7%) is lower than in 96% of U.S. towns
Jobs & income B: better than 56% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #441 of 847 in California.
Walkability C+: more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns · #741 of 847 in California.
Household incomes here are higher than in 53% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 19 minutes each way (California 29, U.S. 26). Only 5% work in East Sonora; the top destination outside it is Sonora (11%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in East Sonora
A big share show a job far from home
58% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Commutes from East Sonora are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 29 across California. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical California 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.
What’s behind East Sonora’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, East Sonora is better than 56% of U.S. towns, #441 of 847 in California. Unemployment holds East Sonora’s grade up (0.7%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 25% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, East Sonora could be anywhere from C to A−.
Half of East Sonora commutes less than 72 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 58% 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.
About 19 minutes each way, quicker than most of California
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of East Sonora workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 838 commuters (the 15% who work from home are left out). Across California: 79% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
East Sonora fills up on a workday
On a workday 1,256 residents head out to work, 71 work right here, and 1,727 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,100 people are in East Sonora on a workday afternoon, 18% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.35 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.
11% of working residents work in Sonora
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where East Sonora clocks in
11% of workers
3% of workers
3% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
What the 1,798 jobs in East Sonora are
1,798 jobs are based in East Sonora. Here is what they are, next to the jobs East Sonora’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in East Sonora, 2013 → 2023: 1,725 → 1,798. 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.
Most trips from East Sonora start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, East Sonora is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns, #741 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.0% 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 991 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 0.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 10.4% of East Sonora households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of East Sonora’s commuters take a bus or train.
East Sonora is 1,920th of 4,797 U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,600 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of East Sonora, the top three, the last and three more from California.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 31 | Harmony Grove CA | 2,585 | $227K | 4.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 81 | Ross CA | 2,304 | $250K | 4.8% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 107 | Fairbanks Ranch CA | 2,703 | $250K | 5.5% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,918 | Newton Township OH | 3,230 | $73K | 15.9% | 1.9% | 2% | B |
| 1,919 | Raccoon Township PA | 2,737 | $85K | 5.7% | 7.5% | 2% | B |
| 1,920 | East Sonora CA | 2,651 | $78K | 11.6% | 0.7% | 5% | B |
| 1,921 | Taft FL | 2,730 | $56K | 13.3% | 2.8% | <1% | B |
| 1,922 | Charlotte Park FL | 1,966 | $60K | 3.7% | 4.2% | <1% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,797 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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.
11% of East Sonora works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Sonora (11%). Darker towns draw more of East Sonora’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | East Sonora workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Sonora | – | B | C+ | 19 min | $77,574 |
| Phoenix Lake | under 2% | B− | D | 25 min | $103,125 |
| Sonora | 11% | C− | B+ | 29 min | $82,690 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 East Sonora: questions
What is the median household income in East Sonora?
$77,574 (±$38,426) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in East Sonora?
11.6%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from East Sonora?
19 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in East Sonora work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sonora (11%, 2 mi), Sacramento (3%, 74 mi), San Jose (3%, 93 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is East Sonora walkable?
East Sonora is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 8.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around East Sonora without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from East Sonora, from the people who make the trip.
More of East Sonora
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.