Photo: Armaced at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Manteca are higher than in 74% of U.S. towns
9.5% of residents are in poverty; California has 12.0%. Manteca grades B for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. About one in seven work in Manteca; the top destination outside it is Stockton (11%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Manteca
Manteca workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 29 across California. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Manteca has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Manteca went from 14,660 in 2013 to 21,022 in 2023, +43%. The jobs ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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.
The four measures behind Manteca’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Manteca is better than 62% of U.S. towns, #386 of 847 in California. Job access by car holds Manteca’s grade up (ahead of 77% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Manteca could be anywhere from B− to B+.
Time on the road from Manteca: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Manteca workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 34,113 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.
The 21,022 jobs based in Manteca
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Manteca, 2013 → 2023: 14,660 → 21,022. 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 Manteca’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Manteca
About 30% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Manteca
On a workday 31,667 residents head out to work, 4,358 work right here, and 16,664 people come in from elsewhere.
About 82,000 people are in Manteca on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.58 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.
Where people from Manteca work
Where Manteca clocks in
11% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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.
Getting around Manteca: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Manteca is more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns, #598 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 38,122 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 16% 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 0.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 49% 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). 3.2% of Manteca households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Manteca’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Manteca is 225th among 447 U.S. towns of 68,000 to 131,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
| 3 | Bethesda MD | 69,397 | $192K | 4.3% | 3.1% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Dublin CA | 71,602 | $214K | 4.5% | 3.8% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Berkeley CA | 121,911 | $108K | 17.3% | 5.6% | 21% | A |
| 27 | Mountain View CA | 85,438 | $190K | 6.0% | 3.7% | 16% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 223 | Burbank CA | 102,988 | $97K | 10.7% | 7.4% | 25% | B |
| 224 | Conroe TX | 119,564 | $76K | 11.2% | 3.9% | 23% | B |
| 225 | Manteca CA | 96,693 | $97K | 9.5% | 5.8% | 12% | B |
| 226 | Sparks NV | 111,902 | $89K | 8.5% | 5.2% | 23% | B |
| 227 | Auburn AL | 85,113 | $64K | 25.4% | 3.2% | 44% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 447 | Flint MI | 79,306 | $38K | 34.1% | 14.8% | 20% | 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 Manteca, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Work in the towns next to Manteca
The biggest share goes to Lathrop (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Manteca’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 Manteca: questions
What is the median household income in Manteca?
$97,055 (±$5,252) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Manteca?
9.5%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Manteca?
38 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Manteca work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stockton (11%, 14 mi), Tracy (6%, 13 mi), Modesto (5%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Manteca walkable?
Manteca is more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.9 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Manteca without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Manteca, from the people who make the trip.
More of Manteca
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.