Households in Eucalyptus Hills have higher incomes than those in 94% of U.S. towns
Hardly any work in Eucalyptus Hills itself; outside it, San Diego draws the most (37%, 11 miles). The poverty rate is 3.3%, next to 12.0% for California as a whole. Jobs and income earn Eucalyptus Hills A; getting around on foot earns it C−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Eucalyptus Hills and work: the main findings
Eucalyptus Hills is a place people come home to
There are 349 jobs based in Eucalyptus Hills, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Eucalyptus Hills has about 4,100 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Eucalyptus Hills and San Diego trade workers both ways
San Diego is the top workplace for Eucalyptus Hills residents (37%) and also where the most people who work in Eucalyptus Hills come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Eucalyptus Hills are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 29 across California. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical California worker. Time on the road ↓
Eucalyptus Hills makes and builds things
38% of the jobs based in Eucalyptus Hills are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Eucalyptus Hills residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 20%. 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.
Why Eucalyptus Hills gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Eucalyptus Hills is better than 95% of U.S. towns, #23 of 847 in California. Household income is its strongest input ($144,140, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Eucalyptus Hills could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Eucalyptus Hills by day and by night
On a workday 2,082 residents head out to work, 16 work right here, and 333 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,100 people are in Eucalyptus Hills on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.17 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.
Where Eucalyptus Hills’ working residents head each day
Where Eucalyptus Hills clocks in
37% of workers
7% 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.
Eucalyptus Hills’ commute takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eucalyptus Hills workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,375 commuters (the 13% 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.
Eucalyptus Hills makes things: 38% of its jobs are in goods
349 jobs are based in Eucalyptus Hills.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eucalyptus Hills, 2013 → 2023: 268 → 349. 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 Eucalyptus Hills’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Eucalyptus Hills
About 19% 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.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Getting around Eucalyptus Hills: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Eucalyptus Hills is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns, #811 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 2,733 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 under 0.1 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). 8.4% of Eucalyptus Hills households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Eucalyptus Hills’ commuters take a bus or train.
Eucalyptus Hills is 230th of 3,432 U.S. towns of 4,100 to 7,900 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 64 | Las Flores CA | 5,513 | $212K | 4.8% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 68 | Broadmoor CA | 4,586 | $167K | 2.5% | 2.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 116 | La Habra Heights CA | 5,327 | $180K | 4.9% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 228 | East Earl Township PA | 6,785 | $102K | 3.6% | 1.5% | 15% | A |
| 229 | Indiana Township PA | 7,420 | $115K | 4.7% | 2.4% | 6% | A |
| 230 | Eucalyptus Hills CA | 5,840 | $144K | 3.3% | 3.5% | 1% | A |
| 231 | Pantops VA | 4,665 | $128K | 3.5% | 2.4% | 7% | A |
| 232 | Wilton CA | 6,433 | $190K | 5.3% | 1.3% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,432 | Medina TX | 4,226 | $22K | 53.8% | 10.1% | 4% | 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 Eucalyptus Hills, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Work next door: 10% of Eucalyptus Hills’ workers
The biggest share goes to Lakeside (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eucalyptus Hills workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eucalyptus Hills | – | A | C− | 23 min | $144,140 |
| Lakeside | 5% | B | A− | 26 min | $96,447 |
| Santee | 5% | A− | A− | 27 min | $113,394 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eucalyptus Hills’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 Eucalyptus Hills: questions
What is the median household income in Eucalyptus Hills?
$144,140 (±$33,963) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eucalyptus Hills?
3.3%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eucalyptus Hills?
23 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eucalyptus Hills work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Diego (37%, 11 mi), El Cajon (7%, 6 mi), Santee (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Eucalyptus Hills walkable?
Eucalyptus Hills is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Eucalyptus Hills without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Eucalyptus Hills, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eucalyptus Hills
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.