Household incomes in Madera Ranchos are higher than in 91% of U.S. towns
Only 3% stay in Madera Ranchos for work; outside it, Fresno is the main destination (38%, 11 miles). 10.0% of residents live below the poverty line; California has 12.0%. For jobs and income Madera Ranchos is better than 88% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (C+).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Madera Ranchos at work: what stands out
Madera Ranchos and Fresno trade workers both ways
Fresno is the top workplace for Madera Ranchos residents (38%) and also where the most people who work in Madera Ranchos come from (25% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Madera Ranchos workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 29 across California. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Madera Ranchos empties out on a workday
About 2,100 people are in Madera Ranchos on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than the 3,000 who live here: 1,400 head out to work and 450 come in. 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.
Where Madera Ranchos’ Jobs & income grade comes from
Unemployment holds Madera Ranchos’ grade up (hardly any, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down. It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Madera Ranchos could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
The towns that employ Madera Ranchos’ residents
Where Madera Ranchos clocks in
38% of workers
7% of workers
4% 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.
About 37 minutes each way, longer than most of California
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Madera Ranchos workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 978 commuters (the 17% 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.
Who leaves Madera Ranchos for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,425 residents head out to work, 39 work right here, and 453 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in Madera Ranchos on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.34 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.
What work there is in Madera Ranchos: 492 jobs
492 jobs are based in Madera Ranchos.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Madera Ranchos, 2013 → 2023: 458 → 492. 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 Madera Ranchos’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Madera Ranchos to work
About 22% 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.
In Madera Ranchos, the car does most of the work
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 1,175 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 26% 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 0.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 47% 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). 2.2% of Madera Ranchos households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Madera Ranchos’ commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,100, Madera Ranchos ranks 471st of 4,771 on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Del Mar CA | 3,858 | $199K | 2.7% | 1.8% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 39 | Harmony Grove CA | 2,585 | $227K | 4.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 94 | Ross CA | 2,304 | $250K | 4.8% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 469 | Salado TX | 2,565 | $108K | 4.3% | 2.0% | 4% | A |
| 470 | Ellington Township IL | 2,719 | $106K | 5.4% | 0.2% | 11% | A |
| 471 | Madera Ranchos CA | 3,037 | $127K | 10.0% | 0.0% | 3% | A |
| 472 | Des Allemands LA | 2,382 | $88K | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2% | A |
| 473 | Monte Sereno CA | 3,566 | $250K | 1.2% | 6.8% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,771 | 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 Madera Ranchos, 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 Madera Ranchos: questions
What is the median household income in Madera Ranchos?
$126,583 (±$37,896) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Madera Ranchos?
10.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Madera Ranchos?
37 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Madera Ranchos work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fresno (38%, 11 mi), Madera (7%, 12 mi), Clovis (4%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Madera Ranchos walkable?
Madera Ranchos is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 8.6 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Madera Ranchos without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Madera Ranchos, from the people who make the trip.
More of Madera Ranchos
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.