Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Houstontech assumed (based on copyright claims). · Public domainAt 6.3%, unemployment in El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) is higher than in 77% of U.S. towns
About one in four stay in El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) for work; outside it, San Luis Obispo is the main destination (10%, 25 miles). The two grades for El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) are C+ for jobs and income and A− for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 2.6 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 17.5 in Los Angeles.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), in a few figures
El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) trades workers with the towns around it
El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) has about as many jobs (12,516) as working residents (13,111), but they are mostly different people: 9,379 residents leave for work each day while 8,784 people come in. Only 30% of the jobs in El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) is San Luis Obispo, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (1,293) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) is better than 40% of U.S. towns, #578 of 847 in California. Household income holds El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)’s grade up ($92,228, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) could be anywhere from C to B−.
In and out of El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) on a workday
On a workday 9,379 residents head out to work, 3,732 work right here, and 8,784 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.95 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 commute from El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), by distance
About 28% 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.
Where people from El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) work
Where El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) clocks in
10% 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.
Goods jobs make up 30% of work in El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)
12,516 jobs are based in El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles).
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), 2014 → 2024: 10,707 → 12,516. 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 El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles): about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12,139 commuters (the 11% 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.
El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns, #370 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.4% 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 13,697 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 73% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 25% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 73% 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). 3.8% of El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 1,368 U.S. towns of 22,000 to 43,000, El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) comes 1,049th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 92 | Manhattan Beach CA | 33,122 | $204K | 4.5% | 3.8% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 103 | Saratoga CA | 30,418 | $250K | 3.3% | 4.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 120 | Lafayette CA | 25,313 | $228K | 2.9% | 4.3% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,047 | Barberton OH | 24,748 | $52K | 15.6% | 4.2% | 11% | C+ |
| 1,048 | Pullman WA | 33,756 | $47K | 30.4% | 8.3% | 59% | C+ |
| 1,049 | El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) CA | 31,626 | $92K | 13.1% | 6.3% | 28% | C+ |
| 1,050 | Decatur Township IN | 37,678 | $70K | 17.4% | 6.7% | 9% | C+ |
| 1,051 | Pace FL | 26,282 | $81K | 12.2% | 5.5% | 7% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,368 | Barstow CA | 24,804 | $53K | 23.1% | 11.9% | 16% | 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 El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), the top three, the last and three more from California.
Around El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles): the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Templeton (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) | – | C+ | A− | 26 min | $92,228 |
| Templeton | 6% | B+ | B | 21 min | $117,063 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)’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 El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles): questions
What is the median household income in El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)?
$92,228 (±$8,103) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)?
13.1%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)?
26 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) work?
28% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Luis Obispo (10%, 25 mi), Atascadero (9%, 10 mi), Templeton (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) walkable?
El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 11.6 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 25% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), from the people who make the trip.
More of El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)
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.