Photo: Fruitianslip · CC BY-SA 4.0Unemployment in Gustine (11.3%) is higher than in 96% of U.S. towns
Jobs & income C: better than 28% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #667 of 847 in California.
Walkability A: more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns · #219 of 847 in California.
Household incomes here are lower than in 75% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 34 minutes each way (California 29, U.S. 26). About one in seven work in Gustine; the top destination outside it is Newman (5%, 5 miles).
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 1.2 transit trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 17.5 in Los Angeles (EPA, 2020 schedules).
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 Gustine
No single place dominates Gustine’s commute
The biggest draw, Newman, gets only 5% of working residents, and 60% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Gustine residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Few Gustine workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 17% across California. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Gustine makes and builds things
44% of the jobs based in Gustine are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Gustine residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 31%. The jobs ↓
Gustine workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 29 across California. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
33% 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’s behind Gustine’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Gustine is better than 28% of U.S. towns, #667 of 847 in California. The poverty rate holds Gustine’s grade up (4.0%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (11.3%, U.S. 5.2%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Gustine could be anywhere from C− to B.
5% of working residents work in Newman
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Gustine clocks in
5% of workers
4% of workers
3% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
About 34 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 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gustine workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,284 commuters (the 2% who work from home are left out). Across California: 79% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Gustine makes things: 44% of its jobs are in goods
1,156 jobs are based in Gustine. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Gustine’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gustine, 2013 → 2023: 902 → 1,156. 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 Gustine commutes less than 28 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
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.
Gustine quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,801 residents head out to work, 283 work right here, and 873 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,200 people are in Gustine on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.55 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.
Gustine is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Gustine is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns, #219 of 847 in California. Both inputs place Gustine 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 2,328 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 64% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 18% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 60% 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). 3.2% of Gustine households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Gustine’s commuters take a bus or train.
Gustine is 2,570th of 3,370 U.S. towns of 4,300 to 8,300 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Gustine, the top three, the last and three more from California.
| # | 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 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 66 | Las Flores CA | 5,513 | $212K | 4.8% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 70 | Broadmoor CA | 4,586 | $167K | 2.5% | 2.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 72 | Gold River CA | 7,924 | $175K | 2.9% | 2.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,568 | Shamokin PA | 6,764 | $40K | 24.6% | 2.1% | 7% | C |
| 2,569 | Malone NY | 5,315 | $61K | 22.2% | 2.3% | 34% | C |
| 2,570 | Gustine CA | 6,112 | $60K | 4.0% | 11.3% | 14% | C |
| 2,571 | Milton PA | 6,457 | $55K | 15.2% | 5.3% | 16% | C |
| 2,572 | Geneva Township IN | 7,613 | $70K | 13.0% | 5.8% | 2% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 3,370 | 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.
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 Gustine: questions
What is the median household income in Gustine?
$59,532 (±$13,591) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gustine?
4.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gustine?
34 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gustine work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Newman (5%, 5 mi), Modesto (4%, 27 mi), San Jose (3%, 45 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Gustine walkable?
Gustine is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 10.9 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Gustine without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 18% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gustine, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gustine
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.