Photo: City of Eastvale · CC BY-SA 4.0Eastvale’s household incomes are higher than in 96% of U.S. towns
Only 5% work in Eastvale itself; outside it, Ontario draws the most (7%, 5 miles). The poverty rate is 4.8%; California has 12.0%. For jobs and income Eastvale is better than 89% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns (B).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Eastvale: the figures worth knowing
Jobs in Eastvale have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Eastvale went from 5,552 in 2013 to 18,863 in 2023, +240%. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
69% of the jobs in Eastvale are in trade, transport and utilities, against 25% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
No single place dominates Eastvale’s commute
The biggest draw, Ontario, gets only 7% of working residents, and 56% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Eastvale residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Eastvale 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 ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Eastvale
66% of Eastvale residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 46% of the jobs based in Eastvale pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. 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.
Eastvale’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
Household income holds Eastvale’s grade up ($160,069, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (4.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Eastvale could be anywhere from A− to A+.
What work there is in Eastvale: 18,863 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eastvale, 2013 → 2023: 5,552 → 18,863. 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 Eastvale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Eastvale’s working residents head each day
Where Eastvale clocks in
7% of workers
6% 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.
How long Eastvale spends getting to work: about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eastvale workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 28,345 commuters (the 17% 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.
How a workday changes Eastvale
On a workday 28,055 residents head out to work, 1,372 work right here, and 17,491 people come in from elsewhere.
About 60,000 people are in Eastvale on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.64 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Miles to work from Eastvale
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.
Getting around Eastvale: mostly by car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.7% 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 34,313 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 47% 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 0.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 56% 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). 2.1% of Eastvale households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Eastvale’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Eastvale is 84th of 643 U.S. towns of 49,000 to 95,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Cupertino CA | 58,333 | $235K | 4.1% | 4.0% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | South San Francisco CA | 64,941 | $137K | 6.7% | 2.8% | 12% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | Dublin CA | 71,602 | $214K | 4.5% | 3.8% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 82 | Libertyville Township IL | 54,621 | $134K | 6.8% | 3.7% | 20% | A |
| 83 | Eagan MN | 67,109 | $109K | 5.9% | 3.7% | 14% | A |
| 84 | Eastvale CA | 70,594 | $160K | 4.8% | 4.7% | 5% | A |
| 85 | Rochester Hills MI | 77,539 | $121K | 5.2% | 4.1% | 8% | A |
| 86 | Apple Valley MN | 55,248 | $98K | 6.0% | 3.1% | 10% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 643 | Albany GA | 66,907 | $47K | 27.5% | 11.2% | 51% | 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 Eastvale, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Work next door: 11% of Eastvale’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eastvale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastvale | – | A | B | 37 min | $160,069 |
| Norco | under 3% | A | B+ | 37 min | $127,566 |
| Ontario | 7% | B | A− | 32 min | $88,941 |
| Jurupa Valley | under 3% | B+ | B+ | 32 min | $97,550 |
| Chino | 4% | B+ | B+ | 33 min | $104,682 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Ontario. Darker towns draw more of Eastvale’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 Eastvale: questions
What is the median household income in Eastvale?
$160,069 (±$7,106) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eastvale?
4.8%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eastvale?
37 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eastvale work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ontario (7%, 5 mi), Los Angeles (6%, 48 mi), Riverside (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Eastvale walkable?
Eastvale is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 10.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Eastvale without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Eastvale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eastvale
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.