With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Morada works elsewhere
346 jobs are based in Morada for 1,797 working residents. The two grades for Morada are A for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Measured by household income, Morada is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Morada: the gist
Morada and Stockton trade workers both ways
Stockton is the top workplace for Morada residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in Morada come from (34% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Morada is a place people come home to
There are 346 jobs based in Morada, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Morada has about 1,900 people in it, 43% 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.
The four measures behind Morada’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Morada is better than 89% of U.S. towns, #78 of 847 in California. The poverty rate is its strongest input (2.0%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Morada could be anywhere from B to A+.
30% of working residents work in Stockton
Where Morada clocks in
30% 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.
Morada quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,759 residents head out to work, 38 work right here, and 308 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Morada on a workday afternoon, 43% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Most jobs in Morada are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Morada, 2013 → 2023: 332 → 346. 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 Morada’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 27 minutes in Morada
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Morada workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,336 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.
How far it is to work from Morada
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.
Morada is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Morada is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns, #809 of 847 in California. 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 1,505 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 2.4% of Morada households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Morada’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,600, Morada ranks 447th of 4,402 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 445 | Owen Township IL | 3,601 | $95K | 4.3% | 1.9% | 2% | A |
| 446 | Marion Township OH | 3,381 | $102K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 11% | A |
| 447 | Morada CA | 3,383 | $97K | 2.0% | 3.5% | 2% | A |
| 448 | Royal Pines NC | 4,325 | $108K | 1.5% | 3.2% | 1% | A |
| 449 | Boonton Township NJ | 4,432 | $192K | 1.1% | 7.3% | 4% | 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 Morada, the top three, the last and three more from California.
The towns next door employ 30% of Morada
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Stockton. Darker towns draw more of Morada’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 Morada: questions
What is the median household income in Morada?
$96,896 (±$29,102) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Morada?
2.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Morada?
27 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Morada work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stockton (30%, 6 mi), Lodi (7%, 6 mi), Sacramento (4%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Morada walkable?
Morada is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Morada 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 Morada, from the people who make the trip.
More of Morada
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.