Households in London earn less than those in 89% of U.S. towns
1% of workers have no commute at all, next to 17% for California as a whole. Below the poverty line: 44.4% of residents, next to 12.0% across California. Jobs and income earn London D; getting around on foot earns it D−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in London, in a few figures
Few London workers work from home
Only 1% of workers work from home, against 17% across California. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Commutes from London are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 29 across California. That’s about 61 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; with 404 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind London’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, London is better than 9% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds London’s grade up (ahead of 43% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down.
Unemployment (12.4%) is left out: London’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, London could be anywhere from D to C−.
From London, about 21 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of London workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 594 commuters (the 1% 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.
In and out of London on a workday
On a workday 401 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 149 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in London on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.38 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 2023, primary jobs.
12% of working residents work in Visalia
Where London clocks in
12% of workers
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.
Factories, building and farms: 87% of the jobs in London
152 jobs are based in London.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in London, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 152. 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 London’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from London
About 26% 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.
The commute in London is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, London is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place London 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 599 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 4.3% of London households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of London’s commuters take a bus or train.
London next to U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,400: 4,586th of 5,343 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | Baywood Park CA | 1,580 | $217K | 2.8% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 67 | Irwindale CA | 1,439 | $114K | 4.3% | 6.5% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 71 | Del Rio CA | 1,508 | $250K | 0.0% | 2.2% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,584 | Wolfe City TX | 1,503 | $52K | 22.9% | 5.2% | 5% | D |
| 4,585 | Freer TX | 2,308 | $64K | 20.1% | 13.2% | 13% | D |
| 4,586 | London CA | 1,800 | $49K | 44.4% | 12.4% | 1% | D |
| 4,587 | Tropical Park FL | 2,355 | $36K | 38.0% | 3.4% | 2% | D |
| 4,588 | La Plata NM | 2,233 | $57K | 35.7% | 8.5% | 3% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,343 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 London, the top three, the last and three more from California.
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 London: questions
What is the median household income in London?
$48,750 (±$14,122) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in London?
44.4%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from London?
21 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in London work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Visalia (12%, 12 mi), Fresno (11%, 29 mi), Dinuba (7%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is London walkable?
London is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around London without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from London, from the people who make the trip.
More of London
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.