Households in Knightsen earn more than those in 98% of U.S. towns
Hardly any work in Knightsen itself; outside it, Brentwood draws the most (9%, 4 miles). 3.8% of residents live below the poverty line, against 12.0% across California. For jobs and income Knightsen is better than 79% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns (B).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Knightsen apart
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Knightsen
Household income holds Knightsen’s grade up ($177,232, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Knightsen could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Commuting from Knightsen: about 44 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Knightsen workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 909 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 daily commute in and out of Knightsen
On a workday 683 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 260 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in Knightsen on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.38 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.
Commuting out of Knightsen: the destinations
Where Knightsen clocks in
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.
62% of the jobs in Knightsen make or build things
261 jobs are based in Knightsen.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Knightsen, 2013 → 2023: 140 → 261. 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 Knightsen’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Knightsen
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.
Few in Knightsen walk, bike or ride to work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 9.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 7.1% across California, on an EPA index of 5.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,076 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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). 6.7% of Knightsen households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Knightsen’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Knightsen ranks: 795th of 5,328 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Harmony Grove CA | 2,585 | $227K | 4.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 79 | Rolling Hills CA | 1,641 | $250K | 5.5% | 5.6% | 2% | A+ |
| 80 | Ross CA | 2,304 | $250K | 4.8% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 793 | Jackson Township IN | 2,812 | $96K | 5.3% | 1.2% | 1% | A− |
| 794 | Greenbush WI | 2,235 | $87K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A− |
| 795 | Knightsen CA | 2,264 | $177K | 3.8% | 5.5% | <1% | A− |
| 796 | Dover Base Housing DE | 2,962 | $82K | 2.2% | 12.4% | 1% | A− |
| 797 | Morris AL | 2,360 | $102K | 6.7% | 3.6% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Knightsen, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Next door to Knightsen
The biggest share goes to Oakley (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Knightsen’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 Knightsen: questions
What is the median household income in Knightsen?
$177,232 (±$62,477) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Knightsen?
3.8%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Knightsen?
44 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Knightsen work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Brentwood (9%, 4 mi), San Francisco (8%, 44 mi), Concord (6%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Knightsen walkable?
Knightsen is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and 9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Knightsen without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Knightsen, from the people who make the trip.
More of Knightsen
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.