Moreno Valley has 0.7 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income B: better than 56% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #445 of 847 in California.
Walkability B+: more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns · #498 of 847 in California.
Household incomes here are higher than in 71% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 36 minutes each way (California 29, U.S. 26). About one in seven work in Moreno Valley; the top destination outside it is Riverside (13%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Moreno Valley, in brief
Jobs in Moreno Valley have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Moreno Valley went from 25,157 in 2013 to 55,995 in 2023, +123%. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
52% of the jobs in Moreno Valley are in trade, transport and utilities, against 29% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Moreno Valley workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 29 across California. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
What’s behind Moreno Valley’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Moreno Valley is better than 56% of U.S. towns, #445 of 847 in California. Job access by car holds Moreno Valley’s grade up (ahead of 86% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (7.1%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Moreno Valley could be anywhere from B− to B.
What the 55,995 jobs in Moreno Valley are
55,995 jobs are based in Moreno Valley. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Moreno Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Moreno Valley, 2013 → 2023: 25,157 → 55,995. 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.
About 36 minutes each way, longer than most of California
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Moreno Valley workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 87,244 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across California: 79% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Moreno Valley quiets down on a workday
On a workday 69,481 residents head out to work, 11,789 work right here, and 44,206 people come in from elsewhere.
About 189,000 people are in Moreno Valley on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.69 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.
13% of working residents work in Riverside
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Moreno Valley clocks in
13% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Half of Moreno Valley commutes less than 17 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 20% 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.
Most trips from Moreno Valley start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Moreno Valley is more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns, #498 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 94,795 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 79% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 21% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 81% 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). 3.9% of Moreno Valley households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Moreno Valley’s commuters take a bus or train.
These are town averages; neighborhoods differ.
Moreno Valley is 58th of 123 U.S. towns of 150,000 to 289,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Moreno Valley, the top three, the last and three more from California.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Hempstead NY | 238,982 | $158K | 4.5% | 4.1% | 20% | A |
| 2 | Frisco TX | 236,955 | $150K | 3.6% | 4.6% | 14% | A |
| 3 | Olathe KS | 150,025 | $114K | 5.6% | 2.7% | 26% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Fremont CA | 226,442 | $182K | 5.2% | 4.7% | 17% | A |
| 11 | Sunnyvale CA | 156,577 | $186K | 5.8% | 4.5% | 14% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Roseville CA | 167,302 | $119K | 5.9% | 5.2% | 22% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 56 | Tacoma WA | 229,816 | $86K | 12.4% | 5.6% | 28% | B |
| 57 | Fort Lauderdale FL | 188,677 | $83K | 15.0% | 5.3% | 26% | B |
| 58 | Moreno Valley CA | 214,263 | $93K | 11.7% | 7.1% | 15% | B |
| 59 | St. Petersburg FL | 264,033 | $75K | 12.5% | 4.7% | 32% | B |
| 60 | Huntsville AL | 233,627 | $75K | 12.6% | 4.1% | 66% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 123 | Macon-Bibb County GA | 157,556 | $51K | 24.7% | 8.1% | 53% | 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.
16% of Moreno Valley works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Riverside (13%). Darker towns draw more of Moreno Valley’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Moreno Valley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moreno Valley | – | B | B+ | 36 min | $93,222 |
| Riverside | 13% | B | A | 31 min | $91,045 |
| Perris | 3% | B− | A− | 37 min | $88,911 |
| March ARB | under 2% | B | A− | 36 min | $72,411 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Moreno Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Moreno Valley?
$93,222 (±$2,557) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Moreno Valley?
11.7%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Moreno Valley?
36 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Moreno Valley work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Riverside (13%, 11 mi), San Bernardino (5%, 16 mi), Los Angeles (5%, 69 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Moreno Valley walkable?
Moreno Valley is more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 11.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Moreno Valley without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 21% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Moreno Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Moreno Valley
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.