Highgrove has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 804 jobs in Highgrove, against 3,513 working residents. The two grades for Highgrove are A for jobs and income and B for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 86% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Highgrove apart
Highgrove has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Highgrove went from 436 in 2013 to 804 in 2023, +84%. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
50% of the jobs in Highgrove are in trade, transport and utilities, against 25% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Highgrove and Riverside trade workers both ways
Riverside is the top workplace for Highgrove residents (16%) and also where the most people who work in Highgrove come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Highgrove is a place people come home to
There are 804 jobs based in Highgrove, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Highgrove has about 5,700 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. 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.
Income, poverty and work: Highgrove’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Highgrove is better than 85% of U.S. towns, #123 of 847 in California. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 90% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (8.5%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Highgrove could be anywhere from B to A+.
The kinds of work in Highgrove
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Highgrove, 2013 → 2023: 436 → 804. 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 Highgrove’s own residents hold wherever they work.
16% of working residents work in Riverside
Where Highgrove clocks in
16% 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.
A workday in Highgrove: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 3,470 residents head out to work, 43 work right here, and 761 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,700 people are in Highgrove on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
About 31 minutes each way, longer than most of California
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Highgrove workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,967 commuters (the 7% 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 many miles Highgrove commutes
About 17% 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.
Few in Highgrove walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Highgrove is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns, #646 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.8% 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 4,263 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 66% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 66% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 57% 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). 0.0% of Highgrove households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Highgrove’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 5,900 to 11,300, Highgrove ranks 624th of 2,947 on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Piedmont CA | 10,642 | $250K | 4.3% | 1.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 63 | Gold River CA | 7,924 | $175K | 2.9% | 2.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 99 | Sierra Madre CA | 10,620 | $144K | 4.6% | 2.6% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 622 | Venus TX | 8,870 | $106K | 9.5% | 2.7% | 3% | A |
| 623 | Bridgeport WV | 9,427 | $100K | 3.9% | 2.3% | 28% | A |
| 624 | Highgrove CA | 8,366 | $114K | 8.5% | 3.4% | 1% | A |
| 625 | Sioux Center IA | 8,864 | $93K | 2.2% | 1.2% | 50% | A |
| 626 | Lindale TX | 7,385 | $83K | 4.6% | 0.6% | 9% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,947 | 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 Highgrove, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Work next door: 16% of Highgrove’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Riverside. Darker towns draw more of Highgrove’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 Highgrove: questions
What is the median household income in Highgrove?
$114,125 (±$35,505) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Highgrove?
8.5%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Highgrove?
31 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Highgrove work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Riverside (16%, 7 mi), San Bernardino (8%, 9 mi), Los Angeles (5%, 63 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Highgrove walkable?
Highgrove is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 10.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Highgrove without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 66% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Highgrove, from the people who make the trip.
More of Highgrove
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.