French Valley’s household incomes are higher than in 95% of U.S. towns
French Valley grades B+ for jobs and income and B for walkability. Poverty touches 4.9% of residents; California has 12.0%. Only 4% work in French Valley itself; outside it, Temecula draws the most (15%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
French Valley at work: what stands out
Jobs in French Valley have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in French Valley went from 1,434 in 2013 to 3,755 in 2023, +162%. The jobs ↓
French Valley workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 41 minutes each way, against 29 across California. Over a year that’s about 314 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
French Valley and Temecula trade workers both ways
Temecula is the top workplace for French Valley residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in French Valley come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
French Valley is a place people come home to
There are 3,755 jobs based in French Valley, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in French Valley
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, French Valley is better than 72% of U.S. towns, #272 of 847 in California. Household income holds French Valley’s grade up ($148,520, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (6.5%, 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, French Valley could be anywhere from B to A−.
Goods jobs make up 29% of work in French Valley
3,755 jobs are based in French Valley.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in French Valley, 2013 → 2023: 1,434 → 3,755. 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 Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 41 minutes from French Valley
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of French Valley workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 15,374 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.
Out of French Valley to work: where people go
Where French Valley clocks in
15% of workers
8% 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.
In and out of French Valley on a workday
On a workday 13,035 residents head out to work, 498 work right here, and 3,257 people come in from elsewhere.
About 35,000 people are in French Valley on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
0.28 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from French Valley
About 26% 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.
Most trips from French Valley start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, French Valley is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns, #662 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.2% 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 18,941 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 24% 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 1.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 61% 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). 1.3% of French Valley households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of French Valley’s commuters take a bus or train.
French Valley places 417th of 953 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 32,000 to 61,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 50 | Manhattan Beach CA | 33,122 | $204K | 4.5% | 3.8% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 67 | Cupertino CA | 58,333 | $235K | 4.1% | 4.0% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 93 | Newark CA | 47,895 | $169K | 4.3% | 4.3% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 415 | Charlottesville VA | 44,388 | $75K | 19.6% | 3.7% | 34% | B+ |
| 416 | Enfield CT | 41,142 | $90K | 8.3% | 4.1% | 17% | B+ |
| 417 | French Valley CA | 45,269 | $149K | 4.9% | 6.5% | 4% | B+ |
| 418 | Temple City CA | 35,125 | $104K | 8.7% | 6.4% | 6% | B+ |
| 419 | Northglenn CO | 38,893 | $84K | 10.2% | 3.7% | 4% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 953 | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of French Valley, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Work in the towns next to French Valley
The biggest share goes to Murrieta (8%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | French Valley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Valley | – | B+ | B | 41 min | $148,520 |
| Murrieta | 8% | B+ | B+ | 37 min | $114,081 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of French Valley’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 Valley: questions
What is the median household income in French Valley?
$148,520 (±$4,994) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in French Valley?
4.9%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from French Valley?
41 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in French Valley work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Temecula (15%, 8 mi), San Diego (8%, 53 mi), Murrieta (8%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is French Valley walkable?
French Valley is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 8.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around French Valley without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from French Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of French Valley
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.