Photo: kallahar · CC BY 3.0La Habra has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
15,664 jobs are based in La Habra, against 28,828 working residents. The two grades for La Habra are B for jobs and income and A for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 4.0 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
Work in La Habra, in a few figures
No single place dominates La Habra’s commute
The biggest draw, Anaheim, gets only 8% of working residents, and 53% work outside the top ten towns entirely. La Habra residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
La Habra draws workers from far and wide
The 15,664 jobs in La Habra are filled from a wide area. La Habra’s own residents hold 11% and the ten next-biggest home towns 27%; the other 62% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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: La Habra’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, La Habra is better than 64% of U.S. towns, #371 of 847 in California. Job access by car holds La Habra’s grade up (ahead of 98% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (7.1%, 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, La Habra could be anywhere from B to B+.
8% of working residents work in Anaheim
Where La Habra clocks in
8% of workers
5% 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.
In and out of La Habra on a workday
On a workday 27,156 residents head out to work, 1,672 work right here, and 13,992 people come in from elsewhere.
About 48,000 people are in La Habra on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
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 La Habra’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in La Habra, 2013 → 2023: 14,622 → 15,664. 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 La Habra’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from La Habra: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of La Habra workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 26,198 commuters (the 14% 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 La Habra 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.
La Habra is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, La Habra is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns, #246 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.9% 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 30,394 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 99% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 30% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 80% 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). 6.2% of La Habra households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of La Habra’s commuters take a bus or train.
La Habra is 386th of 712 U.S. towns of 43,000 to 82,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | Cupertino CA | 58,333 | $235K | 4.1% | 4.0% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 41 | South San Francisco CA | 64,941 | $137K | 6.7% | 2.8% | 12% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Dublin CA | 71,602 | $214K | 4.5% | 3.8% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 384 | Evanston IL | 76,380 | $96K | 11.8% | 6.2% | 18% | B |
| 385 | Henrietta NY | 48,832 | $86K | 12.5% | 4.1% | 23% | B |
| 386 | La Habra CA | 60,908 | $100K | 10.9% | 7.1% | 6% | B |
| 387 | Novato CA | 51,947 | $116K | 9.6% | 5.9% | 16% | B |
| 388 | Wyoming MI | 78,588 | $74K | 10.5% | 4.1% | 15% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 712 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Habra, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Work next door: 10% of La Habra’s workers
The biggest share goes to Fullerton (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of La Habra’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 La Habra: questions
What is the median household income in La Habra?
$100,106 (±$6,093) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in La Habra?
10.9%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from La Habra?
31 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in La Habra work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Anaheim (8%, 12 mi), Los Angeles (8%, 27 mi), Fullerton (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is La Habra walkable?
La Habra is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 14.8 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around La Habra without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 30% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from La Habra, from the people who make the trip.
More of La Habra
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.