Mira Monte has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
913 jobs are based in Mira Monte, and 3,086 of its residents work somewhere. Mira Monte grades C for jobs and income and B for walkability. Only 4% stay in Mira Monte for work; outside it, San Buenaventura (Ventura) is the main destination (13%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Mira Monte and work: the main findings
A big share show a job far from home
37% 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 ↓
Mira Monte is a place people come home to
There are 913 jobs based in Mira Monte, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Mira Monte has about 4,700 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The figures behind Mira Monte’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Mira Monte is better than 28% of U.S. towns, #665 of 847 in California. Household income holds Mira Monte’s grade up ($72,879, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (16.3%, U.S. 12.5%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Mira Monte could be anywhere from D to B+.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Mira Monte
About 37% 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 2024.
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 Mira Monte
On a workday 2,964 residents head out to work, 122 work right here, and 791 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,700 people are in Mira Monte on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Mira Monte ends
Where Mira Monte clocks in
13% 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.
The kinds of work in Mira Monte
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mira Monte, 2014 → 2024: 701 → 913. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Mira Monte’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Mira Monte, about 27 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mira Monte workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,944 commuters (the 23% 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.
Most trips from Mira Monte start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Mira Monte is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns, #624 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.1% 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 2,523 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 28% 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 45% 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). 5.3% of Mira Monte households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Mira Monte’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Mira Monte ranks: 2,490th of 3,229 U.S. towns of 4,800 to 9,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 60 | Las Flores CA | 5,513 | $212K | 4.8% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Gold River CA | 7,924 | $175K | 2.9% | 2.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 113 | La Habra Heights CA | 5,327 | $180K | 4.9% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,488 | Center Township IN | 6,114 | $57K | 20.0% | 2.7% | 20% | C |
| 2,489 | Bridgton ME | 5,965 | $78K | 12.8% | 5.1% | 24% | C |
| 2,490 | Mira Monte CA | 6,888 | $73K | 16.3% | 6.0% | 4% | C |
| 2,491 | Larose LA | 5,515 | $81K | 12.0% | 7.4% | 9% | C |
| 2,492 | Bethel AK | 6,626 | $117K | 11.6% | 8.3% | — | C |
| … | |||||||
| 3,229 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 Mira Monte, the top three, the last and three more from California.
The towns next door employ 19% of Mira Monte
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mira Monte workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mira Monte | – | C | B | 27 min | $72,879 |
| Meiners Oaks | 3% | C+ | B | 21 min | $70,192 |
| Oak View | 3% | B | A | 27 min | $110,440 |
| Ojai | 13% | B− | A+ | 22 min | $82,656 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Ojai. Darker towns draw more of Mira Monte’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 2024, 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 Mira Monte: questions
What is the median household income in Mira Monte?
$72,879 (±$16,217) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mira Monte?
16.3%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mira Monte?
27 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mira Monte work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Buenaventura (Ventura) (13%, 11 mi), Ojai (13%, 3 mi), Los Angeles (12%, 58 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Mira Monte walkable?
Mira Monte is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 8.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mira Monte without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mira Monte, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mira Monte
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.