French Camp’s household incomes are higher than in 69% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 5.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 3.9 in Stockton. 23.2% of residents are in poverty, where California as a whole has 12.0%. For jobs and income French Camp is better than 53% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns (A−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
French Camp and work: the main findings
Jobs in French Camp have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in French Camp went from 765 in 2013 to 1,750 in 2023, +129%. The jobs ↓
French Camp and Stockton trade workers both ways
Stockton is the top workplace for French Camp residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in French Camp come from (29% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The jobs in French Camp pay better than its residents’ jobs
82% of the jobs based in French Camp pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 59% of the jobs French Camp residents hold. 100% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside French Camp. The jobs ↓
French Camp is where the jobs are
French Camp has 1,750 jobs, 1.6 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
41% of the jobs in French Camp are in trade, transport and utilities, against 27% of the jobs its residents hold. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What’s behind French Camp’s Jobs & income grade
Job access by car holds French Camp’s grade up (ahead of 77% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (4.2%) is left out: French Camp’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, French Camp could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
82% of the jobs in French Camp pay over $3,333 a month
1,750 jobs are based in French Camp.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in French Camp, 2013 → 2023: 765 → 1,750. 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 French Camp’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting in to French Camp: where workers come from
Where French Camp clocks in
20% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of French Camp
On a workday 1,115 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 1,743 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,900 people are in French Camp on a workday afternoon, 19% more than live here.
1.6 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.
About 26 minutes each way for French Camp’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of French Camp workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 721 commuters (the 10% 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.
How far it is to work from French Camp
About 33% 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.
Good to walk, short on transit: French Camp
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.0% 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 802 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 75% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 17% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 5.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 86% 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). 14.2% of French Camp households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of French Camp’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,400, French Camp ranks 2,076th of 4,453 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Del Mar CA | 3,858 | $199K | 2.7% | 1.8% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 41 | Harmony Grove CA | 2,585 | $227K | 4.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 95 | Ross CA | 2,304 | $250K | 4.8% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,074 | Lutcher LA | 2,822 | $60K | 14.1% | 2.2% | 10% | B− |
| 2,075 | Manheim NY | 3,026 | $70K | 8.6% | 1.9% | 14% | B− |
| 2,076 | French Camp CA | 3,264 | $91K | 23.2% | 4.2% | 1% | B− |
| 2,077 | Driggs ID | 2,403 | $95K | 11.6% | 2.1% | 24% | B− |
| 2,078 | Buckner MO | 2,891 | $87K | 12.1% | 5.1% | 4% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,453 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 French Camp, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Next door is work for 24% of French Camp
The biggest share goes to Stockton (20%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | French Camp workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Camp | – | B− | A− | 26 min | $90,893 |
| Stockton | 20% | C+ | A− | 32 min | $79,907 |
| Lathrop | 4% | B+ | B+ | 45 min | $126,421 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of French Camp’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 French Camp: questions
What is the median household income in French Camp?
$90,893 (±$21,383) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in French Camp?
23.2%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from French Camp?
26 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in French Camp work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stockton (20%, 8 mi), Manteca (5%, 6 mi), Sacramento (4%, 50 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is French Camp walkable?
French Camp is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 9.9 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around French Camp without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. 17% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from French Camp, from the people who make the trip.
More of French Camp
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.