Loyola has some of the highest household incomes of any U.S. town
Poverty touches 3.7% of residents; California has 12.0%. Measured by household income, Loyola is among the highest-earning towns in the country. Loyola grades A for jobs and income and C for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Loyola at work: what stands out
A lot of Loyola works from home
36% of Loyola workers work from home, against 17% across California. Time on the road ↓
Four in five Loyola workers earn over $40,000 a year
82% of Loyola’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Loyola has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Loyola went from 307 in 2013 to 436 in 2023, +42%. The jobs ↓
Loyola is a place people come home to
There are 436 jobs based in Loyola, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Loyola has about 2,400 people in it, 30% 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Loyola
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Loyola is better than 88% of U.S. towns, #93 of 847 in California. Household income holds Loyola’s grade up ($250,000+, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (6.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
The Census reports Loyola’s median household income as $250,000+, the top of its scale; the grade ranks it as tied with the 111 other graded places at that ceiling.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Loyola could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Time on the road from Loyola: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Loyola workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 916 commuters (the 36% 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 Loyola, services account for most jobs
436 jobs are based in Loyola.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Loyola, 2013 → 2023: 307 → 436. 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 Loyola’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Loyola, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,414 residents head out to work, 39 work right here, and 397 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,400 people are in Loyola on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.30 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 San Jose
Where Loyola clocks in
12% of workers
9% of workers
8% 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.
Miles to work from Loyola
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.
In Loyola, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Loyola is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns, #785 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.5% 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 1,438 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 3% 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 0.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 44% 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). 0.5% of Loyola households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Loyola’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Loyola ranks: 511th of 4,402 U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Del Mar CA | 3,858 | $199K | 2.7% | 1.8% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 43 | Harmony Grove CA | 2,585 | $227K | 4.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 76 | Broadmoor CA | 4,586 | $167K | 2.5% | 2.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 509 | Centre Township PA | 4,264 | $95K | 3.1% | 2.7% | 2% | A |
| 510 | Allen Township OH | 3,670 | $115K | 5.8% | 2.0% | 4% | A |
| 511 | Loyola CA | 3,430 | $250K | 3.7% | 6.0% | 3% | A |
| 512 | Golden Grove SC | 2,913 | $73K | 3.1% | 1.6% | <1% | A |
| 513 | Clay Township IN | 3,835 | $101K | 4.0% | 1.3% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,402 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Loyola, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Next door to Loyola
The biggest share goes to Los Altos (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Loyola workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola | – | A | C | 28 min | $250,000+ |
| Los Altos Hills | under 4% | A | B+ | 29 min | $250,000+ |
| Los Altos | 4% | A | A+ | 22 min | $250,000+ |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Loyola’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.
- A ceiling on income. The Census stops at $250,000+, so the true median may be higher.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Loyola: questions
What is the median household income in Loyola?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Loyola?
3.7%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Loyola?
28 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 36% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Loyola work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Jose (12%, 16 mi), Mountain View (9%, 4 mi), Sunnyvale (8%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Loyola walkable?
Loyola is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Loyola without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Loyola, from the people who make the trip.
More of Loyola
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.