Homeland has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income C: better than 26% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #673 of 847 in California.
Walkability C: more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns · #792 of 847 in California.
Household incomes here are lower than in 73% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 40 minutes each way (California 29, U.S. 26). Only 2% work in Homeland; the top destination outside it is San Diego (6%, 63 miles).
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 Homeland
Homeland workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 40 minutes each way, against 29 across California. Over a year that’s about 307 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
No single place dominates Homeland’s commute
The biggest draw, San Diego, gets only 6% of working residents, and 58% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Homeland residents fan out across the region. 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.
What’s behind Homeland’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Homeland is better than 26% of U.S. towns, #673 of 847 in California. Job access by car holds Homeland’s grade up (ahead of 62% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (7.3%, U.S. 5.2%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Homeland could be anywhere from D to B+.
About 40 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 12.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Homeland workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,001 commuters (the 14% who work from home are left out). Across California: 79% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
6% of working residents work in San Diego
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Homeland clocks in
6% of workers
6% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Homeland quiets down on a workday
On a workday 2,474 residents head out to work, 45 work right here, and 355 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,500 people are in Homeland on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
0.16 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.
What the 400 jobs in Homeland are
400 jobs are based in Homeland. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Homeland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Homeland, 2013 → 2023: 206 → 400. 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 Homeland commutes less than 30 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
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.
Most trips from Homeland start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Homeland is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns, #792 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.0% 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 2,334 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 52% 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 1.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 62% 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). 3.8% of Homeland households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Homeland’s commuters take a bus or train.
Homeland is 2,432nd of 3,071 U.S. towns of 5,300 to 10,200 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Homeland, 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 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 64 | Las Flores CA | 5,513 | $212K | 4.8% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 71 | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,430 | Pratt KS | 6,574 | $64K | 14.3% | 3.7% | 48% | C |
| 2,431 | Madison Township MI | 7,538 | $70K | 16.2% | 6.7% | 9% | C |
| 2,432 | Homeland CA | 7,584 | $60K | 14.4% | 7.3% | 2% | C |
| 2,433 | Centerville GA | 9,505 | $69K | 16.5% | 7.2% | 2% | C |
| 2,434 | Belpre OH | 6,657 | $55K | 15.8% | 3.1% | 11% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 3,071 | 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.
Homeland and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Homeland’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Homeland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homeland | – | C | C | 40 min | $60,404 |
| Green Acres | under 2% | C+ | C | 44 min | $79,855 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Homeland: questions
What is the median household income in Homeland?
$60,404 (±$9,455) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Homeland?
14.4%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Homeland?
40 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Homeland work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Diego (6%, 63 mi), Riverside (6%, 21 mi), Temecula (5%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Homeland walkable?
Homeland is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Homeland without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Homeland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Homeland
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.