Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Unemployment in Inglewood (8.3%) is higher than in 89% of U.S. towns
Only 6% work in Inglewood itself; outside it, Los Angeles draws the most (40%, 6 miles). Inglewood grades C+ for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 9.7 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
What stands out about work in Inglewood
Inglewood and Los Angeles trade workers both ways
Los Angeles is the top workplace for Inglewood residents (40%) and also where the most people who work in Inglewood come from (32% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Inglewood’s working residents have a job less than 8 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 31 minutes, longer than the California average of 29. Time on the road ↓
Most Inglewood residents work close to home
63% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. 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.
The figures behind Inglewood’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Inglewood is better than 45% of U.S. towns, #545 of 847 in California. Job access by car holds Inglewood’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Inglewood could be anywhere from C+ to B−.
Where Inglewood’s working residents head each day
Where Inglewood 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.
A commute of about 31 minutes in Inglewood
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Inglewood workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 44,923 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.
The distance from Inglewood 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.
A workday in Inglewood: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 40,482 residents head out to work, 2,702 work right here, and 26,241 people come in from elsewhere.
About 87,000 people are in Inglewood on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.67 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 work there is in Inglewood: 28,943 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Inglewood, 2013 → 2023: 24,782 → 28,943. 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 Inglewood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In Inglewood, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Inglewood is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns, #68 of 847 in California. Both inputs place Inglewood 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 51,353 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 62% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 9.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 93% 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). 9.9% of Inglewood households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 6% of Inglewood’s commuters take a bus or train.
These are town averages; neighborhoods differ.
306th of 424: where Inglewood ranks among U.S. towns of 71,000 to 137,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
| 3 | South Jordan UT | 87,614 | $134K | 3.7% | 2.4% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Dublin CA | 71,602 | $214K | 4.5% | 3.8% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Berkeley CA | 121,911 | $108K | 17.3% | 5.6% | 21% | A |
| 24 | Mountain View CA | 85,438 | $190K | 6.0% | 3.7% | 16% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 304 | Asheville NC | 93,523 | $71K | 14.3% | 5.1% | 52% | B− |
| 305 | Compton CA | 90,500 | $78K | 17.9% | 8.0% | 6% | C+ |
| 306 | Inglewood CA | 101,662 | $73K | 14.6% | 8.3% | 6% | C+ |
| 307 | Conway AR | 72,328 | $63K | 16.9% | 3.6% | 41% | C+ |
| 308 | Turlock CA | 72,864 | $83K | 11.3% | 8.4% | 25% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 424 | Flint MI | 79,306 | $38K | 34.1% | 14.8% | 20% | 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 Inglewood, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Bordering towns draw 42% of Inglewood’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Inglewood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inglewood | – | C+ | A+ | 31 min | $72,750 |
| Lennox | under 2% | C+ | A+ | 29 min | $57,759 |
| Los Angeles | 40% | B− | A+ | 31 min | $81,939 |
| Hawthorne | 2% | B− | A | 28 min | $75,848 |
| Ladera Heights | under 2% | A− | B− | 34 min | $167,065 |
| Westmont | under 2% | C− | A | 34 min | $50,509 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Los Angeles. Darker towns draw more of Inglewood’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 Inglewood: questions
What is the median household income in Inglewood?
$72,750 (±$3,674) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Inglewood?
14.6%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Inglewood?
31 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Inglewood work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Los Angeles (40%, 6 mi), Santa Monica (3%, 10 mi), Culver City (3%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Inglewood walkable?
Inglewood is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 13.9 out of 20, and 9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Inglewood without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. 62% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Inglewood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Inglewood
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.