More people are out of work in Hilmar-Irwin (10.3%) than in 95% of U.S. towns
Working residents average 22 minutes each way (California 29, U.S. 26). Hilmar-Irwin grades C+ for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. About one in ten stay in Hilmar-Irwin for work; outside it, Turlock is the main destination (14%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Hilmar-Irwin apart
Hilmar-Irwin makes and builds things
44% of the jobs based in Hilmar-Irwin are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Hilmar-Irwin residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 35%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Hilmar-Irwin are quick
The average trip to work takes 22 minutes, against 29 across California. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical California worker. Time on the road ↓
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 Hilmar-Irwin
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hilmar-Irwin is better than 35% of U.S. towns, #611 of 847 in California. Job access by car holds Hilmar-Irwin’s grade up (ahead of 63% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hilmar-Irwin could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Hilmar-Irwin works in goods: 44% of its jobs
1,236 jobs are based in Hilmar-Irwin.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hilmar-Irwin, 2013 → 2023: 1,141 → 1,236. 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 Hilmar-Irwin’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Hilmar-Irwin: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hilmar-Irwin workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,236 commuters (the 13% 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.
In and out of Hilmar-Irwin on a workday
On a workday 2,187 residents head out to work, 195 work right here, and 1,041 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,000 people are in Hilmar-Irwin on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.52 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.
Out of Hilmar-Irwin to work: where people go
Where Hilmar-Irwin clocks in
14% of workers
9% 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.
The distance from Hilmar-Irwin to work
About 28% 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.
In Hilmar-Irwin, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hilmar-Irwin is more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns, #497 of 847 in California. Both inputs place Hilmar-Irwin 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 2,562 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 45% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 5.9% of Hilmar-Irwin households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hilmar-Irwin’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hilmar-Irwin next to U.S. towns of 4,300 to 8,300: 2,338th of 3,370 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 | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,336 | Franklin Township PA | 6,653 | $68K | 13.3% | 4.1% | 18% | C+ |
| 2,337 | Ross Township PA | 5,519 | $64K | 7.3% | 7.8% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,338 | Hilmar-Irwin CA | 6,132 | $80K | 12.8% | 10.3% | 8% | C+ |
| 2,339 | Ocean City MD | 6,840 | $78K | 10.9% | 5.7% | 39% | C+ |
| 2,340 | Steelton PA | 6,328 | $58K | 19.6% | 5.3% | 1% | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Hilmar-Irwin, the top three, the last and three more from California.
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 Hilmar-Irwin: questions
What is the median household income in Hilmar-Irwin?
$79,948 (±$12,481) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hilmar-Irwin?
12.8%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hilmar-Irwin?
22 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hilmar-Irwin work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Turlock (14%, 7 mi), Modesto (9%, 18 mi), Ceres (3%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hilmar-Irwin walkable?
Hilmar-Irwin is more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.6 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hilmar-Irwin without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hilmar-Irwin, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hilmar-Irwin
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.