Remar Bakery · Photo: Sanfranman59 · CC BY-SA 3.0There are 3.8 jobs in Emeryville for every working resident, and 20,188 people commute in
Emeryville grades B for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. There are 20,628 jobs in Emeryville, against 5,484 working residents. Measured by household income, Emeryville is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Emeryville: the gist
Emeryville fills up on a workday
Emeryville has 20,628 jobs, 3.8 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 28,000 people are in town, more than double the 13,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Home offices are common in Emeryville
37% of Emeryville workers work from home, against 17% across California. Time on the road ↓
Most jobs here, and most residents’ jobs, pay over $40,000
79% of Emeryville’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data, and so do 80% of the jobs based in Emeryville. The jobs ↓
A lot of Emeryville works one town over
27% of working residents work in a town that borders Emeryville: Oakland (16%) and Berkeley (11%). Next door ↓
Most Emeryville residents work close to home
64% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
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 drives the Jobs & income grade in Emeryville
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Emeryville is better than 65% of U.S. towns, #358 of 847 in California. Job access by car holds Emeryville’s grade up (ahead of 97% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (6.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Emeryville could be anywhere from B− to A−.
Who commutes out of Emeryville, and who commutes in
On a workday 5,044 residents head out to work and 440 work right here.
About 28,000 people are in Emeryville on a workday afternoon, 114% more than live here.
3.8 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
The trip to work from Emeryville: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Emeryville workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,450 commuters (the 37% 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.
80% of the jobs in Emeryville pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Emeryville, 2013 → 2023: 19,055 → 20,628. 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 Emeryville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Emeryville
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.
Where Emeryville’s workforce comes from
Where Emeryville clocks in
16% of workers
11% 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.
Emeryville is among the most walkable U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Emeryville is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #4 of 847 in California. Both inputs place Emeryville near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 8,643 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, 94% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 30.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, among the most 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). 15.9% of Emeryville households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 12% of Emeryville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 2,526 U.S. towns of 9,000 to 18,000, Emeryville comes 1,208th 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 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
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| 15 | Piedmont CA | 10,642 | $250K | 4.3% | 1.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 82 | Sierra Madre CA | 10,620 | $144K | 4.6% | 2.6% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 130 | Alamo CA | 14,488 | $250K | 2.1% | 3.6% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,206 | Fort Atkinson WI | 12,388 | $79K | 6.7% | 4.5% | 28% | B |
| 1,207 | Union Township IN | 9,193 | $76K | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4% | B |
| 1,208 | Emeryville CA | 13,251 | $117K | 13.8% | 6.4% | 8% | B |
| 1,209 | Norridge IL | 14,808 | $88K | 7.9% | 8.0% | 6% | B |
| 1,210 | Fort Gratiot Township MI | 11,715 | $87K | 3.9% | 4.6% | 7% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 2,526 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Emeryville, the top three, the last and three more from California.
27% of Emeryville works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Oakland (16%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Emeryville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emeryville | – | B | A+ | 29 min | $117,092 |
| Oakland | 16% | B | A+ | 30 min | $101,600 |
| Berkeley | 11% | A | A+ | 28 min | $108,092 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Emeryville’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 Emeryville: questions
What is the median household income in Emeryville?
$117,092 (±$13,126) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Emeryville?
13.8%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Emeryville?
29 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 37% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Emeryville work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Francisco (28%, 8 mi), Oakland (16%, 6 mi), Berkeley (11%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Emeryville walkable?
Emeryville is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 17.3 out of 20, and 29% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Emeryville without a car?
12% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. 94% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Emeryville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Emeryville
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.