DeWitt General Hospital · Photo: T71024 · CC BY-SA 4.0North Auburn has 1.9 jobs for every working resident: 9,341 people commute in to work
Employers in North Auburn report 10,024 jobs for 5,274 working residents. Jobs and income earn North Auburn B−; getting around on foot earns it A−. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 2.5 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 7.8 in Sacramento.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in North Auburn, in a few figures
North Auburn is where the jobs are
North Auburn has 10,024 jobs, 1.9 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
North Auburn has added jobs fast
Jobs based in North Auburn went from 6,206 in 2013 to 10,024 in 2023, +62%. The jobs ↓
The biggest group of North Auburn’s workers comes from Roseville
999 of the people who work in North Auburn live in Roseville, 17 miles away, more than from any other town. The commute map ↓
North Auburn draws workers from far and wide
The 10,024 jobs in North Auburn are filled from a wide area. North Auburn’s own residents hold 7% and the ten next-biggest home towns 36%; the other 57% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for North Auburn
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, North Auburn is better than 48% of U.S. towns, #522 of 847 in California. Job access by car holds North Auburn’s grade up (ahead of 58% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($71,056, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, North Auburn could be anywhere from C to B+.
How a workday changes North Auburn
On a workday 4,591 residents head out to work and 683 work right here.
About 18,000 people are in North Auburn on a workday afternoon, 35% more 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.
69% of the jobs in North Auburn pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Auburn, 2013 → 2023: 6,206 → 10,024. 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 North Auburn’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns that send workers to North Auburn
Where North Auburn clocks in
10% of workers
9% of workers
7% 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.
About 27 minutes each way for North Auburn’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Auburn workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,688 commuters (the 18% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from North Auburn
About 26% 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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: North Auburn
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, North Auburn is more walkable than 85% of U.S. towns, #342 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.2% 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 5,706 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 75% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 75% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 72% 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). 6.1% of North Auburn households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of North Auburn’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 9,000 to 18,000, North Auburn ranks 1,597th of 2,526 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 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
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| 15 | Piedmont CA | 10,642 | $250K | 4.3% | 1.5% | 4% | A+ |
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| 82 | Sierra Madre CA | 10,620 | $144K | 4.6% | 2.6% | 6% | A+ |
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| 130 | Alamo CA | 14,488 | $250K | 2.1% | 3.6% | 4% | A+ |
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| 1,595 | Cape Canaveral FL | 9,962 | $67K | 9.6% | 4.0% | 8% | B− |
| 1,596 | Coweta OK | 11,472 | $68K | 13.2% | 4.0% | 6% | B− |
| 1,597 | North Auburn CA | 13,480 | $71K | 11.1% | 4.3% | 13% | B− |
| 1,598 | Patoka Township IN | 11,756 | $65K | 12.9% | 2.7% | 48% | B− |
| 1,599 | Steger IL | 9,352 | $67K | 12.6% | 5.5% | 4% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,526 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 North Auburn, the top three, the last and three more from California.
10% of North Auburn works in a bordering town
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Auburn workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Auburn | – | B− | A− | 27 min | $71,056 |
| Auburn | 10% | B | A | 21 min | $82,674 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Auburn. Darker towns draw more of North Auburn’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 North Auburn: questions
What is the median household income in North Auburn?
$71,056 (±$9,057) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Auburn?
11.1%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Auburn?
27 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Auburn work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Auburn (10%, 2 mi), Sacramento (9%, 33 mi), Roseville (7%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is North Auburn walkable?
North Auburn is more walkable than 85% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 13.4 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Auburn without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 75% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Auburn, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Auburn
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.