Photo: LittleT889 · CC BY-SA 4.0Unemployment in Florence-Graham (9.2%) is higher than in 92% of U.S. towns
Jobs & income C: better than 34% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #618 of 847 in California.
Walkability A+: more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns · #56 of 847 in California.
Household incomes here are lower than in 66% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 33 minutes each way (California 29, U.S. 26). Only 3% work in Florence-Graham; the top destination outside it is Los Angeles (34%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Florence-Graham
Florence-Graham and Los Angeles trade workers both ways
Los Angeles is the top workplace for Florence-Graham residents (34%) and also where the most people who work in Florence-Graham come from (33% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Florence-Graham’s working residents have a job less than 9 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 33 minutes, longer than the California average of 29. 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.
What’s behind Florence-Graham’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Florence-Graham is better than 34% of U.S. towns, #618 of 847 in California. Job access by car holds Florence-Graham’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (9.2%, U.S. 5.2%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Florence-Graham could be anywhere from C to C+.
34% of working residents work in Los Angeles
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Florence-Graham clocks in
3% of workers
2% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
About 33 minutes each way, longer than most of California
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Florence-Graham workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 23,271 commuters (the 5% who work from home are left out). Across California: 79% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Florence-Graham quiets down on a workday
On a workday 20,333 residents head out to work, 578 work right here, and 6,012 people come in from elsewhere.
About 46,000 people are in Florence-Graham on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.32 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.
What the 6,590 jobs in Florence-Graham are
6,590 jobs are based in Florence-Graham. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Florence-Graham’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Florence-Graham, 2013 → 2023: 5,664 → 6,590. 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.
Half of Florence-Graham commutes less than 9 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Florence-Graham is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Florence-Graham is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns, #56 of 847 in California. Both inputs place Florence-Graham 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 24,534 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, 86% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 14.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 96% 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). 9.8% of Florence-Graham households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 6% of Florence-Graham’s commuters take a bus or train.
Florence-Graham is 619th of 746 U.S. towns of 42,000 to 82,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Florence-Graham, the top three, the last and three more from California.
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Cupertino CA | 58,333 | $235K | 4.1% | 4.0% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | South San Francisco CA | 64,941 | $137K | 6.7% | 2.8% | 12% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 50 | Dublin CA | 71,602 | $214K | 4.5% | 3.8% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 617 | Manchester Township NJ | 46,556 | $57K | 10.5% | 7.3% | 6% | C |
| 618 | Charleston WV | 46,117 | $66K | 15.8% | 6.5% | 49% | C |
| 619 | Florence-Graham CA | 60,690 | $65K | 20.1% | 9.2% | 3% | C |
| 620 | Taylor MI | 61,279 | $61K | 18.4% | 7.0% | 10% | C |
| 621 | Elyria OH | 53,634 | $55K | 16.7% | 5.6% | 20% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 746 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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.
37% of Florence-Graham works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Los Angeles (34%). Darker towns draw more of Florence-Graham’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Florence-Graham workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florence-Graham | – | C | A+ | 33 min | $65,132 |
| Los Angeles | 34% | B− | A+ | 31 min | $81,939 |
| Huntington Park | 2% | C | A+ | 32 min | $59,996 |
| Walnut Park | under 2% | B− | A | 33 min | $80,331 |
| South Gate | 1% | B− | A | 33 min | $74,571 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Florence-Graham: questions
What is the median household income in Florence-Graham?
$65,132 (±$3,474) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Florence-Graham?
20.1%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Florence-Graham?
33 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Florence-Graham work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Los Angeles (34%, 10 mi), Vernon (3%, 3 mi), Commerce (2%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Florence-Graham walkable?
Florence-Graham is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 14.6 out of 20, and 9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Florence-Graham without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. 86% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Florence-Graham, from the people who make the trip.
More of Florence-Graham
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.