Photo: Scottthezombie · CC BY-SA 4.0Jurupa Valley has higher household incomes than 75% of U.S. towns
7% of workers work from home (California 17%). The poverty rate is 11.0%, where California as a whole has 12.0%. For jobs and income Jurupa Valley is better than 65% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns (B+).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Jurupa Valley stands out on work
Jurupa Valley has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Jurupa Valley went from 23,421 in 2013 to 34,633 in 2023, +48%. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
41% of the jobs in Jurupa Valley are in trade, transport and utilities, against 28% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
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.
How Jurupa Valley earns its Jobs & income grade
Job access by car holds Jurupa Valley’s grade up (ahead of 91% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Jurupa Valley could be anywhere from B to B+.
Jobs in Jurupa Valley: what the 34,633 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jurupa Valley, 2013 → 2023: 23,421 → 34,633. 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 Jurupa Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Jurupa Valley quiets down on a workday
On a workday 43,235 residents head out to work, 4,049 work right here, and 30,584 people come in from elsewhere.
About 95,000 people are in Jurupa Valley on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.73 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.
9% of working residents work in Riverside
Where Jurupa Valley clocks in
9% of workers
6% 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.
Time on the road from Jurupa Valley: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jurupa Valley workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 44,544 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 Jurupa Valley commutes
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.
The commute in Jurupa Valley is mostly behind the wheel
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.4% 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 48,119 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 80% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 15% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 66% 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). 3.9% of Jurupa Valley households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Jurupa Valley’s commuters take a bus or train.
These are town averages; neighborhoods differ.
Out of 403 U.S. towns of 75,000 to 145,000, Jurupa Valley comes 187th on jobs and income
| # | 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 | Berkeley CA | 121,911 | $108K | 17.3% | 5.6% | 21% | A |
| 21 | Mountain View CA | 85,438 | $190K | 6.0% | 3.7% | 16% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Livermore CA | 83,457 | $161K | 4.9% | 3.6% | 23% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 185 | Longmont CO | 100,109 | $91K | 8.6% | 4.8% | 26% | B+ |
| 186 | Auburn WA | 86,301 | $98K | 8.9% | 6.0% | 13% | B+ |
| 187 | Jurupa Valley CA | 107,311 | $98K | 11.0% | 5.7% | 9% | B+ |
| 188 | Fullerton CA | 138,675 | $104K | 12.3% | 6.3% | 10% | B+ |
| 189 | Suffolk VA | 104,699 | $93K | 9.4% | 5.0% | 22% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 403 | 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 Jurupa Valley, the top three, the last and three more from California.
12% of Jurupa Valley works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Riverside (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jurupa Valley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jurupa Valley | – | B+ | B+ | 32 min | $97,550 |
| Norco | under 3% | A | B+ | 37 min | $127,566 |
| Riverside | 9% | B | A | 31 min | $91,045 |
| Eastvale | under 3% | A | B | 37 min | $160,069 |
| Fontana | 3% | B+ | A− | 33 min | $102,821 |
| Bloomington | under 3% | B− | B+ | 32 min | $81,640 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jurupa Valley’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 Jurupa Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Jurupa Valley?
$97,550 (±$4,978) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jurupa Valley?
11.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jurupa Valley?
32 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jurupa Valley work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Riverside (9%, 6 mi), Ontario (6%, 8 mi), Los Angeles (5%, 54 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Jurupa Valley walkable?
Jurupa Valley is more walkable than 66% 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 Jurupa Valley without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 15% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Jurupa Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jurupa Valley
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.