La Mirada’s household incomes are higher than in 83% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 1.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 17.5 in Los Angeles. Below the poverty line: 6.2% of residents, next to 12.0% across California. For jobs and income La Mirada is better than 89% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns (A).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: La Mirada in brief
La Mirada trades workers with the towns around it
La Mirada has about as many jobs (18,987) as working residents (20,678), but they are mostly different people: 19,610 residents leave for work each day while 17,919 people come in. Only 6% of the jobs in La Mirada are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
La Mirada draws workers from far and wide
The 18,987 jobs in La Mirada are filled from a wide area. La Mirada’s own residents hold 6% and the ten next-biggest home towns 29%; the other 65% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
La Mirada’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside La Mirada is Los Angeles, 24 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (2,835) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
44% of the jobs in La Mirada are in trade, transport and utilities, against 22% 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.
Inside La Mirada’s Jobs & income grade
Job access by car is its strongest input (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, La Mirada could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The daily flow of workers through La Mirada
On a workday 19,610 residents head out to work, 1,068 work right here, and 17,919 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.92 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
14% of working residents work in Los Angeles
Where La Mirada 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.
Half of La Mirada commutes less than 12 miles
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 kinds of work in La Mirada
18,987 jobs are based in La Mirada.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in La Mirada, 2013 → 2023: 16,960 → 18,987. 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 Mirada’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From La Mirada, about 32 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of La Mirada workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 19,381 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.
La Mirada is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 4.9% 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 22,530 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 94% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 17% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 65% 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). 4.1% of La Mirada households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of La Mirada’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, La Mirada is 174th among 969 U.S. towns of 32,000 to 62,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 50 | Manhattan Beach CA | 33,122 | $204K | 4.5% | 3.8% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 67 | Cupertino CA | 58,333 | $235K | 4.1% | 4.0% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 94 | Newark CA | 47,895 | $169K | 4.3% | 4.3% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 172 | Mundelein IL | 32,680 | $108K | 8.2% | 2.6% | 9% | A |
| 173 | St. Louis Park MN | 50,027 | $102K | 6.9% | 3.2% | 11% | A |
| 174 | La Mirada CA | 45,952 | $109K | 6.2% | 3.9% | 5% | A |
| 175 | West Windsor Township NJ | 32,839 | $197K | 8.0% | 3.5% | 10% | A |
| 176 | North Ridgeville OH | 37,786 | $97K | 5.7% | 2.7% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 969 | 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 Mirada, the top three, the last and three more from California.
10% of La Mirada works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Santa Fe Springs (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | La Mirada workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Mirada | – | A | A | 32 min | $109,288 |
| South Whittier | under 3% | B+ | A− | 31 min | $100,800 |
| East Whittier | under 3% | A | B+ | 35 min | $113,750 |
| Santa Fe Springs | 4% | B+ | B+ | 34 min | $88,238 |
| Buena Park | 3% | B+ | A | 29 min | $110,550 |
| Fullerton | 3% | B+ | A | 31 min | $104,286 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of La Mirada’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 Mirada: questions
What is the median household income in La Mirada?
$109,288 (±$6,952) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in La Mirada?
6.2%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from La Mirada?
32 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 Mirada work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Los Angeles (14%, 24 mi), Anaheim (6%, 15 mi), Santa Fe Springs (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is La Mirada walkable?
La Mirada is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 13.7 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around La Mirada without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 17% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from La Mirada, from the people who make the trip.
More of La Mirada
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.