Photo: jaymanuel · CC BY-SA 4.0Glendora’s household incomes are higher than in 85% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Glendora A−; getting around on foot earns it A. Poverty touches 7.3% of residents, where California as a whole has 12.0%. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 5.5 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 17.5 in Los Angeles.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Glendora stands out on work
Glendora’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Glendora is Los Angeles, 33 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (2,706) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Glendora draws workers from far and wide
The 15,180 jobs in Glendora are filled from a wide area. Glendora’s own residents hold 13% and the ten next-biggest home towns 28%; the other 59% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
The four measures behind Glendora’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Glendora is better than 77% of U.S. towns, #207 of 847 in California. Job access by car holds Glendora’s grade up (ahead of 96% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (6.1%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Glendora could be anywhere from B+ to A.
The distance from Glendora to work
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.
13% of working residents work in Los Angeles
Where Glendora clocks in
3% of workers
3% 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.
Who leaves Glendora for work, and who comes in
On a workday 19,327 residents head out to work, 1,992 work right here, and 13,188 people come in from elsewhere.
About 44,000 people are in Glendora on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.71 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 kinds of work in Glendora
15,180 jobs are based in Glendora.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Glendora, 2013 → 2023: 14,222 → 15,180. 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 Glendora’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Glendora: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Glendora workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 19,245 commuters (the 18% 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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Glendora
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Glendora is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns, #305 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.5% 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 23,403 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, 33% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 5.5 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). 3.1% of Glendora households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Glendora’s commuters take a bus or train.
Glendora places 324th of 887 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 35,000 to 67,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
| 3 | Oakton VA | 36,528 | $161K | 4.6% | 1.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 53 | Cupertino CA | 58,333 | $235K | 4.1% | 4.0% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 64 | South San Francisco CA | 64,941 | $137K | 6.7% | 2.8% | 12% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 82 | Newark CA | 47,895 | $169K | 4.3% | 4.3% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 322 | Fort Lee NJ | 40,345 | $107K | 7.8% | 5.8% | 8% | A− |
| 323 | Sylvania Township OH | 50,627 | $105K | 6.2% | 4.8% | 18% | A− |
| 324 | Glendora CA | 49,671 | $114K | 7.3% | 6.1% | 9% | A− |
| 325 | Fuquay-Varina NC | 48,536 | $115K | 8.2% | 3.6% | 8% | A− |
| 326 | Jackson Township NJ | 61,281 | $116K | 7.9% | 4.6% | 9% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 887 | 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 Glendora, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Next door to Glendora
The biggest share goes to Azusa (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Glendora workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glendora | – | A− | A | 33 min | $113,569 |
| Azusa | 3% | B | A+ | 30 min | $90,721 |
| San Dimas | 3% | A− | B | 32 min | $105,321 |
| Citrus | under 2% | B+ | B+ | 33 min | $103,465 |
| Charter Oak | under 2% | B | A | 27 min | $88,393 |
| Covina | 3% | B+ | A | 31 min | $98,671 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Glendora’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 Glendora: questions
What is the median household income in Glendora?
$113,569 (±$8,069) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Glendora?
7.3%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Glendora?
33 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Glendora work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Los Angeles (13%, 33 mi), San Dimas (3%, 3 mi), Pasadena (3%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Glendora walkable?
Glendora is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 13.5 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Glendora without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 33% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Glendora, from the people who make the trip.
More of Glendora
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.