Sacramento Air Depot Historic District · Photo: Earl Paden · CC BY-SA 3.0McClellan Park ranks among the lowest-earning U.S. towns by household income
34.1% of residents live below the poverty line (California 12.0%). Household incomes here are among the lowest in the country. The two grades for McClellan Park are C− for jobs and income and A+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in McClellan Park: the figures worth knowing
McClellan Park fills up on a workday
McClellan Park has 8,265 jobs, 23.5 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 9,400 people are in town, 6 times the 1,500 who live here. Day and night ↓
McClellan Park and Sacramento trade workers both ways
Sacramento is the top workplace for McClellan Park residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in McClellan Park come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
McClellan Park has added jobs fast
Jobs based in McClellan Park went from 4,453 in 2013 to 8,265 in 2023, +86%. The jobs ↓
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 352 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for McClellan Park
On income, poverty and job access, McClellan Park is better than 22% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds McClellan Park’s grade up (ahead of 89% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($23,750, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (10.2%) is left out: McClellan Park’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income and poverty, McClellan Park stays C−.
McClellan Park on a workday afternoon
On a workday 332 residents head out to work, 20 work right here, and 8,245 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9,400 people are in McClellan Park on a workday afternoon, 533% more than live here.
23.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 McClellan Park’s workers come from
Where McClellan Park clocks in
18% 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.
68% of the jobs in McClellan Park pay over $3,333 a month
8,265 jobs are based in McClellan Park.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McClellan Park, 2013 → 2023: 4,453 → 8,265. 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 McClellan Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 26 minutes each way, quicker than most of California
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of McClellan Park workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 513 commuters (the 2% 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 McClellan Park commutes less than 10 miles
About 24% 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.
McClellan Park is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 526 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, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 20.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 98% 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). 13.8% of McClellan Park households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 7% of McClellan Park’s commuters take a bus or train.
McClellan Park next to U.S. towns of 1,000 to 2,000: 4,184th of 6,308 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | Castle Hill CA | 1,026 | $250K | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Ladera CA | 1,297 | $236K | 1.5% | 10.7% | 1% | A+ |
| 22 | Acalanes Ridge CA | 1,006 | $181K | 1.5% | 7.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,182 | Bushnell Township MI | 1,575 | $66K | 10.0% | 4.1% | 1% | C− |
| 4,183 | Crowley Lake CA | 1,069 | $115K | 32.3% | 0.0% | 3% | C− |
| 4,184 | McClellan Park CA | 1,486 | $24K | 34.1% | 10.2% | 6% | C− |
| 4,185 | Bethel Island CA | 1,864 | $75K | 34.6% | 35.5% | 2% | C− |
| 4,186 | Chenoa IL | 1,705 | $66K | 21.3% | 3.4% | 3% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 6,308 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 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 McClellan Park, the top three, the last and three more from California.
23% of McClellan Park works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Sacramento (18%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McClellan Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McClellan Park | – | C− | A+ | 26 min | $23,750 |
| Sacramento | 18% | B− | A | 25 min | $87,321 |
| Rio Linda | under 3% | B | A− | 29 min | $96,364 |
| North Highlands | 5% | C+ | A− | 31 min | $65,495 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of McClellan Park’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 McClellan Park: questions
What is the median household income in McClellan Park?
$23,750 (±$12,823) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McClellan Park?
34.1%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from McClellan Park?
26 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in McClellan Park work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sacramento (18%, 8 mi), Roseville (8%, 9 mi), North Highlands (5%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is McClellan Park walkable?
McClellan Park is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 13.6 out of 20, and 17% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around McClellan Park without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from McClellan Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of McClellan Park
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.