Photo: Cbl62 · CC BY-SA 3.0La Crescenta-Montrose has higher household incomes than 91% of U.S. towns
Only 5% work in La Crescenta-Montrose itself; outside it, Los Angeles draws the most (33%, 18 miles). The poverty rate is 5.1%, next to 12.0% for California as a whole. La Crescenta-Montrose grades A− for jobs and income and B+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in La Crescenta-Montrose
What’s behind La Crescenta-Montrose’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, La Crescenta-Montrose is better than 80% of U.S. towns, #166 of 847 in California. Job access by car holds La Crescenta-Montrose’s grade up (ahead of 98% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (8.1%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, La Crescenta-Montrose could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Where La Crescenta-Montrose goes to work
Where La Crescenta-Montrose clocks in
11% 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.
La Crescenta-Montrose by day and by night
On a workday 8,358 residents head out to work, 415 work right here, and 2,781 people come in from elsewhere.
About 14,000 people are in La Crescenta-Montrose on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
0.36 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 2024, primary jobs.
The 3,196 jobs based in La Crescenta-Montrose
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in La Crescenta-Montrose, 2014 → 2024: 2,609 → 3,196. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs La Crescenta-Montrose’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 29 minutes each way for La Crescenta-Montrose’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of La Crescenta-Montrose workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,490 commuters (the 23% 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.
La Crescenta-Montrose’s commute, mile by mile
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Most of La Crescenta-Montrose commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, La Crescenta-Montrose is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns, #519 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.7% 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 9,739 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 69% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 38% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 74% 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). 5.4% of La Crescenta-Montrose households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of La Crescenta-Montrose’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, La Crescenta-Montrose is 650th among 1,860 U.S. towns of 14,000 to 27,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
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| 54 | Orinda CA | 19,507 | $250K | 2.2% | 3.4% | 6% | A+ |
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| 92 | Alamo CA | 14,488 | $250K | 2.1% | 3.6% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 123 | Coto de Caza CA | 15,190 | $244K | 3.0% | 3.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 648 | Foxborough MA | 18,934 | $116K | 5.7% | 5.8% | 11% | A− |
| 649 | Newberry Township PA | 16,377 | $95K | 5.8% | 4.0% | 5% | A− |
| 650 | La Crescenta-Montrose CA | 19,660 | $130K | 5.1% | 8.1% | 5% | A− |
| 651 | Glenmont MD | 17,208 | $127K | 7.3% | 5.7% | 2% | A− |
| 652 | North Arlington NJ | 16,601 | $94K | 4.3% | 6.3% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,860 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 La Crescenta-Montrose, the top three, the last and three more from California.
13% of La Crescenta-Montrose works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Glendale (11%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | La Crescenta-Montrose workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Crescenta-Montrose | – | A− | B+ | 29 min | $130,000 |
| Glendale | 11% | B− | A | 27 min | $88,393 |
| La Cañada Flintridge | 2% | A | A− | 30 min | $241,875 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of La Crescenta-Montrose’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 2024, 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 La Crescenta-Montrose: questions
What is the median household income in La Crescenta-Montrose?
$130,000 (±$19,008) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in La Crescenta-Montrose?
5.1%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from La Crescenta-Montrose?
29 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in La Crescenta-Montrose work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Los Angeles (33%, 18 mi), Glendale (11%, 4 mi), Pasadena (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is La Crescenta-Montrose walkable?
La Crescenta-Montrose is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 12.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around La Crescenta-Montrose without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 38% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from La Crescenta-Montrose, from the people who make the trip.
More of La Crescenta-Montrose
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.