Photo: Tracie Hall from Orange County, us · CC BY-SA 2.0With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Lomita works elsewhere
The two grades for Lomita are B+ for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. Employers in Lomita report 3,288 jobs, and 11,102 of its residents work somewhere. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 4.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 17.5 in Los Angeles.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Lomita, in brief
Lomita and Los Angeles trade workers both ways
Los Angeles is the top workplace for Lomita residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Lomita come from (25% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Lomita
65% of Lomita residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 45% of the jobs based in Lomita pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Lomita is a place people come home to
There are 3,288 jobs based in Lomita, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lomita has about 12,000 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Lomita
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lomita is better than 68% of U.S. towns, #312 of 847 in California. Job access by car holds Lomita’s grade up (ahead of 98% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (13.0%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lomita could be anywhere from B− to A.
24% of working residents work in Los Angeles
Where Lomita clocks in
12% 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.
What Lomita’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lomita, 2013 → 2023: 2,974 → 3,288. 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 Lomita’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Lomita by day
On a workday 10,773 residents head out to work, 329 work right here, and 2,959 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12,000 people are in Lomita on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
The daily trip from Lomita: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lomita workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9,056 commuters (the 11% 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.
Half of Lomita commutes less than 16 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.
Lomita is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lomita is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns, #61 of 847 in California. Both inputs place Lomita near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 10,158 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 46% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 82% 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). 5.2% of Lomita households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Lomita’s commuters take a bus or train.
Lomita next to U.S. towns of 14,000 to 27,000: 881st of 1,860 on jobs and income
| # | 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% | 5% | A+ |
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| 92 | Alamo CA | 14,488 | $250K | 2.1% | 3.6% | 4% | A+ |
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| 123 | Coto de Caza CA | 15,190 | $244K | 3.0% | 3.4% | 5% | A+ |
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| 879 | Schofield Barracks HI | 16,270 | $80K | 2.6% | 13.1% | 6% | B+ |
| 880 | Calverton MD | 17,624 | $107K | 9.7% | 6.7% | 3% | B+ |
| 881 | Lomita CA | 19,724 | $94K | 13.0% | 4.6% | 3% | B+ |
| 882 | Santa Fe Springs CA | 18,793 | $88K | 13.0% | 4.3% | 10% | B+ |
| 883 | Havre de Grace MD | 15,630 | $106K | 9.0% | 4.2% | 10% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,860 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Lomita, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Work next door: 36% of Lomita’s workers
The biggest share goes to Los Angeles (24%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lomita workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lomita | – | B+ | A+ | 26 min | $93,810 |
| Rolling Hills Estates | under 2% | A | B+ | 27 min | $191,895 |
| Torrance | 12% | A− | A− | 27 min | $116,217 |
| Rancho Palos Verdes | under 2% | A | A | 33 min | $179,623 |
| Los Angeles | 24% | B− | A+ | 31 min | $81,939 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lomita’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 Lomita: questions
What is the median household income in Lomita?
$93,810 (±$8,076) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lomita?
13.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lomita?
26 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lomita work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Los Angeles (24%, 16 mi), Torrance (12%, 3 mi), Long Beach (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lomita walkable?
Lomita is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 16.0 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lomita without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 46% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lomita, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lomita
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.