East Whittier has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in East Whittier report 743 jobs, and 4,649 of its residents work somewhere. The two grades for East Whittier are A for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. Measured by household income, East Whittier is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
East Whittier at work: what stands out
East Whittier is a place people come home to
There are 743 jobs based in East Whittier, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday East Whittier has about 6,100 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
East Whittier’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside East Whittier is Los Angeles, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (606) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
East Whittier workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 29 across California. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 46 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in East Whittier
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, East Whittier is better than 94% of U.S. towns, #28 of 847 in California. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 98% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, East Whittier could be anywhere from A− to A+.
In and out of East Whittier on a workday
On a workday 4,577 residents head out to work, 72 work right here, and 671 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,100 people are in East Whittier on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 2024, primary jobs.
How far it is to work from East Whittier
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.
About 35 minutes each way, longer than most of California
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of East Whittier workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,677 commuters (the 10% 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.
13% of working residents work in Los Angeles
Where East Whittier clocks in
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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in East Whittier
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in East Whittier, 2014 → 2024: 755 → 743. 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 East Whittier’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Most trips from East Whittier start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, East Whittier is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns, #556 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.3% 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 5,178 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 26% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 71% 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). 1.1% of East Whittier households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of East Whittier’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, East Whittier is 236th among 2,744 U.S. towns of 7,000 to 13,500
| # | 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% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 56 | Gold River CA | 7,924 | $175K | 2.9% | 2.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 85 | Sierra Madre CA | 10,620 | $144K | 4.6% | 2.6% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 234 | Prospect CT | 9,638 | $126K | 3.2% | 3.3% | 6% | A |
| 235 | Upper Providence Township PA | 10,861 | $151K | 1.8% | 4.5% | 3% | A |
| 236 | East Whittier CA | 9,990 | $114K | 3.9% | 3.6% | 2% | A |
| 237 | Carver MN | 7,198 | $148K | 2.5% | 3.7% | 3% | A |
| 238 | Orting WA | 8,884 | $133K | 2.4% | 2.8% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,744 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 East Whittier, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Around East Whittier: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Whittier (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | East Whittier workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Whittier | – | A | B+ | 35 min | $113,750 |
| La Mirada | 3% | A | A | 32 min | $109,288 |
| Whittier | 5% | B+ | A | 33 min | $97,201 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of East Whittier’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 East Whittier: questions
What is the median household income in East Whittier?
$113,750 (±$13,774) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in East Whittier?
3.9%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from East Whittier?
35 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in East Whittier work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Los Angeles (13%, 25 mi), Anaheim (5%, 14 mi), Santa Fe Springs (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is East Whittier walkable?
East Whittier is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 12.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around East Whittier without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 26% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from East Whittier, from the people who make the trip.
More of East Whittier
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.