Jamul has higher household incomes than 95% of U.S. towns
3.9% of residents live below the poverty line; California has 12.0%. Jamul grades A for jobs and income and C for walkability. Only 3% stay in Jamul for work; outside it, San Diego is the main destination (39%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Jamul
Jamul and San Diego trade workers both ways
San Diego is the top workplace for Jamul residents (39%) and also where the most people who work in Jamul come from (21% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Jamul 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 ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Jamul’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Jamul is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #71 of 847 in California. Household income is its strongest input ($152,748, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns. It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Jamul could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The towns that employ Jamul’s residents
Where Jamul clocks in
39% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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 trip to work from Jamul: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jamul workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,471 commuters (the 16% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Jamul
On a workday 2,748 residents head out to work, 99 work right here, and 1,173 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,000 people are in Jamul on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.45 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.
Inside Jamul’s 1,272 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jamul, 2013 → 2023: 1,226 → 1,272. 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 Jamul’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Jamul
About 16% 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 Jamul, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Jamul is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns, #775 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.6% 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 2,930 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 13% 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). 3.6% of Jamul households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Jamul’s commuters take a bus or train.
Jamul next to U.S. towns of 4,600 to 8,900: 423rd of 3,283 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 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 59 | Las Flores CA | 5,513 | $212K | 4.8% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 64 | Gold River CA | 7,924 | $175K | 2.9% | 2.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 109 | La Habra Heights CA | 5,327 | $180K | 4.9% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 421 | North Coventry Township PA | 8,413 | $99K | 4.3% | 3.0% | 4% | A |
| 422 | Doylestown PA | 8,330 | $99K | 5.5% | 2.9% | 12% | A |
| 423 | Jamul CA | 6,574 | $153K | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3% | A |
| 424 | Waterville Township OH | 7,112 | $114K | 7.1% | 1.6% | 8% | A |
| 425 | Tiffin IA | 7,156 | $101K | 7.6% | 0.4% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,283 | 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 Jamul, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Jamul and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Rancho San Diego (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jamul workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamul | – | A | C | 34 min | $152,748 |
| Rancho San Diego | 2% | B+ | B+ | 28 min | $118,682 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jamul’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 Jamul: questions
What is the median household income in Jamul?
$152,748 (±$19,692) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jamul?
3.9%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jamul?
34 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jamul work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Diego (39%, 16 mi), Chula Vista (8%, 10 mi), El Cajon (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Jamul walkable?
Jamul is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Jamul without a car?
1% 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 Jamul, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jamul
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.