Larkfield-Wikiup has higher household incomes than 74% of U.S. towns
6.5% of residents live below the poverty line, next to 12.0% for California as a whole. Jobs and income earn Larkfield-Wikiup B+; getting around on foot earns it B+. Only 4% stay in Larkfield-Wikiup for work; outside it, Santa Rosa is the main destination (29%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Larkfield-Wikiup apart
Larkfield-Wikiup trades workers with the towns around it
Larkfield-Wikiup has about as many jobs (3,000) as working residents (3,427), but they are mostly different people: 3,304 residents leave for work each day while 2,877 people come in. Only 4% of the jobs in Larkfield-Wikiup are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Larkfield-Wikiup has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Larkfield-Wikiup went from 1,520 in 2013 to 3,000 in 2023, +97%. The jobs ↓
Larkfield-Wikiup and Santa Rosa trade workers both ways
Santa Rosa is the top workplace for Larkfield-Wikiup residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Larkfield-Wikiup come from (30% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Larkfield-Wikiup are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 29 across California. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical California worker. Time on the road ↓
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 Larkfield-Wikiup earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Larkfield-Wikiup is better than 71% of U.S. towns, #284 of 847 in California. Household income holds Larkfield-Wikiup’s grade up ($97,071, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.1%, 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, Larkfield-Wikiup could be anywhere from B− to A+.
A workday in Larkfield-Wikiup: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 3,304 residents head out to work, 123 work right here, and 2,877 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 (0.88 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.
In Larkfield-Wikiup, services account for most jobs
3,000 jobs are based in Larkfield-Wikiup.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Larkfield-Wikiup, 2013 → 2023: 1,520 → 3,000. 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 Larkfield-Wikiup’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where people from Larkfield-Wikiup work
Where Larkfield-Wikiup clocks in
29% 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.
How long Larkfield-Wikiup spends getting to work: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Larkfield-Wikiup workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,307 commuters (the 12% 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 far Larkfield-Wikiup goes to work
About 23% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
Driving is how Larkfield-Wikiup gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Larkfield-Wikiup is more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns, #504 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.9% 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 3,771 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 83% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 43% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.6 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). 1.7% of Larkfield-Wikiup households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Larkfield-Wikiup’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,094th of 2,927: where Larkfield-Wikiup ranks among U.S. towns of 6,100 to 11,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 3 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
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| 23 | Piedmont CA | 10,642 | $250K | 4.3% | 1.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Gold River CA | 7,924 | $175K | 2.9% | 2.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 98 | Sierra Madre CA | 10,620 | $144K | 4.6% | 2.6% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,092 | Mount Kisco NY | 10,757 | $97K | 8.2% | 5.7% | 11% | B+ |
| 1,093 | Walkertown NC | 6,120 | $83K | 10.8% | 2.5% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,094 | Larkfield-Wikiup CA | 8,765 | $97K | 6.5% | 5.1% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,095 | Carlstadt NJ | 6,410 | $115K | 9.0% | 7.5% | 8% | B+ |
| 1,096 | Center Township PA | 7,778 | $91K | 6.1% | 3.2% | 5% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,927 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Larkfield-Wikiup, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Work next door: 35% of Larkfield-Wikiup’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Larkfield-Wikiup workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larkfield-Wikiup | – | B+ | B+ | 20 min | $97,071 |
| Windsor | 6% | A− | A− | 23 min | $133,979 |
| Santa Rosa | 29% | B | A | 23 min | $99,060 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Santa Rosa. Darker towns draw more of Larkfield-Wikiup’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 Larkfield-Wikiup: questions
What is the median household income in Larkfield-Wikiup?
$97,071 (±$8,828) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Larkfield-Wikiup?
6.5%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Larkfield-Wikiup?
20 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Larkfield-Wikiup work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Santa Rosa (29%, 5 mi), Windsor (6%, 4 mi), San Francisco (4%, 54 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Larkfield-Wikiup walkable?
Larkfield-Wikiup is more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 11.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Larkfield-Wikiup without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 43% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Larkfield-Wikiup, from the people who make the trip.
More of Larkfield-Wikiup
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.