Photo: ECTran71 · CC BY-SA 4.0Fairview’s household incomes are higher than in 95% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Fairview are A− for jobs and income and A for walkability. Below the poverty line: 4.4% of residents, against 12.0% across California. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 5.0 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 37.5 in San Francisco.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Fairview apart on work
Fewer jobs are based in Fairview than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Fairview fell from 2,243 in 2013 to 865 in 2023, −61%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Fairview is a place people come home to
There are 865 jobs based in Fairview, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Fairview has about 6,500 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fairview 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Where Fairview’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Fairview is better than 83% of U.S. towns, #146 of 847 in California. Household income holds Fairview’s grade up ($148,667, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (6.4%, 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, Fairview could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
865 jobs are based in Fairview.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fairview, 2013 → 2023: 2,243 → 865. 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 Fairview’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Fairview, and who commutes in
On a workday 5,036 residents head out to work, 65 work right here, and 800 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,500 people are in Fairview on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
The daily trip from Fairview: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fairview workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,995 commuters (the 19% 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.
11% of working residents work in Oakland
Where Fairview clocks in
11% of workers
10% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Fairview
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.
In Fairview, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Fairview is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns, #233 of 847 in California. Both inputs place Fairview 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 4,939 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 96% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 32% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 5.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 84% 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). 3.3% of Fairview households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Fairview’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 8,000 to 15,000, Fairview ranks 659th of 2,507 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 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Piedmont CA | 10,642 | $250K | 4.3% | 1.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 81 | Sierra Madre CA | 10,620 | $144K | 4.6% | 2.6% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 126 | Alamo CA | 14,488 | $250K | 2.1% | 3.6% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 657 | Sterling MA | 8,358 | $129K | 6.0% | 4.0% | 8% | A− |
| 658 | Atlantic Beach FL | 13,245 | $119K | 7.7% | 3.2% | 8% | A− |
| 659 | Fairview CA | 10,745 | $149K | 4.4% | 6.4% | 1% | A− |
| 660 | Hillsborough CA | 11,206 | $250K | 5.0% | 7.0% | 4% | A− |
| 661 | New Baltimore MI | 12,123 | $106K | 5.4% | 4.2% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,507 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 Fairview, the top three, the last and three more from California.
The towns next door employ 12% of Fairview
The biggest share goes to Hayward (10%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fairview workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview | – | A− | A | 35 min | $148,667 |
| Hayward | 10% | B+ | A | 32 min | $113,318 |
| Castro Valley | 2% | A | A | 33 min | $142,779 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fairview’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 Fairview: questions
What is the median household income in Fairview?
$148,667 (±$17,188) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fairview?
4.4%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fairview?
35 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fairview work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Oakland (11%, 12 mi), Hayward (10%, 5 mi), San Francisco (8%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Fairview walkable?
Fairview is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 11.0 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fairview without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 32% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fairview, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairview
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.