Muscoy has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For jobs and income Muscoy is better than 41% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (A). Employers in Muscoy report 623 jobs; 3,777 of its residents have a job. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 1.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 4.3 in Riverside.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Muscoy at work: what stands out
Muscoy is a place people come home to
There are 623 jobs based in Muscoy, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Muscoy has about 8,900 people in it, 26% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Muscoy and San Bernardino trade workers both ways
San Bernardino is the top workplace for Muscoy residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Muscoy come from (24% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few Muscoy workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 17% across California. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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.
Jobs & income in Muscoy: the grade in detail
Job access by car holds Muscoy’s grade up (ahead of 88% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (26.7%, U.S. 12.5%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Muscoy could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Who works in Muscoy, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 3,723 residents head out to work, 54 work right here, and 569 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,900 people are in Muscoy on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
18% of working residents work in San Bernardino
Where Muscoy clocks in
18% of workers
6% 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 daily trip from Muscoy: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Muscoy workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,610 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.
What Muscoy’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Muscoy, 2013 → 2023: 533 → 623. 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 Muscoy’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Muscoy’s workers travel
About 18% 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.
Muscoy is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,688 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 85% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 42% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 61% 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 Muscoy households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Muscoy’s commuters take a bus or train.
Muscoy is 1,831st of 2,695 U.S. towns of 8,000 to 16,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | Piedmont CA | 10,642 | $250K | 4.3% | 1.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 91 | Sierra Madre CA | 10,620 | $144K | 4.6% | 2.6% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 142 | Alamo CA | 14,488 | $250K | 2.1% | 3.6% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,829 | Excelsior Springs MO | 10,819 | $73K | 15.2% | 5.0% | 18% | C+ |
| 1,830 | Newfane NY | 9,139 | $75K | 10.0% | 5.8% | 14% | C+ |
| 1,831 | Muscoy CA | 12,025 | $71K | 26.7% | 5.1% | 1% | C+ |
| 1,832 | Pine Hill NJ | 10,909 | $73K | 15.7% | 7.9% | 2% | C+ |
| 1,833 | Union Township OH | 12,780 | $81K | 11.3% | 5.2% | 10% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,695 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 Muscoy, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Muscoy and its neighbors: 18% work next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Muscoy workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscoy | – | C+ | A | 32 min | $71,458 |
| San Bernardino | 18% | C+ | A− | 30 min | $67,415 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to San Bernardino. Darker towns draw more of Muscoy’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 Muscoy: questions
What is the median household income in Muscoy?
$71,458 (±$24,926) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Muscoy?
26.7%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Muscoy?
32 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Muscoy work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Bernardino (18%, 3 mi), Riverside (6%, 15 mi), Rialto (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Muscoy walkable?
Muscoy is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 10.1 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Muscoy without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 42% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Muscoy, from the people who make the trip.
More of Muscoy
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.