Garnet has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Garnet has 433 jobs, and 2,551 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Garnet B−; getting around on foot earns it B. Home is the office for 3% of workers, against 17% across California.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Garnet apart on work
Garnet is a place people come home to
There are 433 jobs based in Garnet, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Garnet has about 5,300 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Garnet workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 17% across California. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 drives the Jobs & income grade in Garnet
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Garnet is better than 51% of U.S. towns, #496 of 847 in California. Unemployment holds Garnet’s grade up (3.3%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (11.2%, U.S. 12.5%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Garnet could be anywhere from C− to A−.
The workday shuffle in and out of Garnet
On a workday 2,503 residents head out to work, 48 work right here, and 385 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,300 people are in Garnet on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Each way, about 29 minutes from Garnet
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Garnet workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,556 commuters (the 3% 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 Garnet goes to work
About 32% 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.
15% of working residents work in Palm Springs
Where Garnet clocks in
15% of workers
9% 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 kinds of work in Garnet
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Garnet, 2013 → 2023: 219 → 433. 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 Garnet’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting around Garnet: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Garnet is more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns, #634 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.1% 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 3,674 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 35% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 2% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 74% 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). 4.0% of Garnet households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Garnet’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Garnet is 1,737th among 3,083 U.S. towns of 5,200 to 10,000
| # | 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 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Las Flores CA | 5,513 | $212K | 4.8% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 72 | Gold River CA | 7,924 | $175K | 2.9% | 2.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 118 | La Habra Heights CA | 5,327 | $180K | 4.9% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,735 | St. Joseph MN | 6,846 | $75K | 19.1% | 2.8% | 10% | B− |
| 1,736 | Castroville CA | 6,720 | $89K | 18.4% | 4.2% | 8% | B− |
| 1,737 | Garnet CA | 7,382 | $73K | 11.2% | 3.3% | 2% | B− |
| 1,738 | Suncrest WA | 5,345 | $101K | 5.0% | 4.7% | 4% | B− |
| 1,739 | East Grand Forks MN | 8,906 | $78K | 12.4% | 3.5% | 17% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,083 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Garnet, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Garnet and its neighbors: 13% work next door
The biggest share goes to Desert Hot Springs (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Garnet workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garnet | – | B− | B | 29 min | $72,694 |
| Desert Hot Springs | 8% | C− | A | 29 min | $52,761 |
| Cathedral City | 5% | C+ | A− | 20 min | $73,572 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Garnet’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 Garnet: questions
What is the median household income in Garnet?
$72,694 (±$19,345) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Garnet?
11.2%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Garnet?
29 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Garnet work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Palm Springs (15%, 9 mi), Palm Desert (9%, 14 mi), Desert Hot Springs (8%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Garnet walkable?
Garnet is more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 9.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Garnet without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 2% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Garnet, from the people who make the trip.
More of Garnet
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.