Oakley’s household incomes are higher than in 93% of U.S. towns
Oakley grades B+ for jobs and income and B for walkability. Below the poverty line: 6.1% of residents; California has 12.0%. Only 6% work in Oakley itself; outside it, San Francisco draws the most (8%, 43 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Oakley, in a few figures
Oakley workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 40 minutes each way, against 29 across California. Over a year that’s about 307 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Oakley’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Oakley is San Francisco, 43 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (1,463) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Oakley is a place people come home to
There are 4,466 jobs based in Oakley, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Oakley has about 33,000 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Oakley has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Oakley went from 3,080 in 2013 to 4,466 in 2023, +45%. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Oakley
72% of Oakley residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 53% of the jobs based in Oakley pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 94% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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 Oakley’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Oakley is better than 71% of U.S. towns, #280 of 847 in California. Household income holds Oakley’s grade up ($137,677, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (6.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Oakley could be anywhere from B to A−.
How long Oakley spends getting to work: about 40 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oakley workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 18,517 commuters (the 16% 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.
Oakley’s commute, mile by mile
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.
How many people are in Oakley by day
On a workday 18,072 residents head out to work, 1,225 work right here, and 3,241 people come in from elsewhere.
About 33,000 people are in Oakley on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.23 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.
Jobs in Oakley: what the 4,466 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oakley, 2013 → 2023: 3,080 → 4,466. 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 Oakley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where people from Oakley work
Where Oakley clocks in
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.
Driving is how Oakley gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Oakley is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns, #656 of 847 in California. Both inputs place Oakley near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 22,163 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). 4.0% of Oakley households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Oakley’s commuters take a bus or train.
Oakley is 414th of 941 U.S. towns of 33,000 to 64,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Manhattan Beach CA | 33,122 | $204K | 4.5% | 3.8% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 62 | Cupertino CA | 58,333 | $235K | 4.1% | 4.0% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 90 | Newark CA | 47,895 | $169K | 4.3% | 4.3% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 412 | Graham WA | 35,079 | $117K | 5.9% | 5.1% | 2% | B+ |
| 413 | Monrovia CA | 38,264 | $96K | 10.3% | 5.1% | 8% | B+ |
| 414 | Oakley CA | 47,583 | $138K | 6.1% | 6.3% | 6% | B+ |
| 415 | Marion IA | 42,732 | $87K | 8.1% | 3.6% | 15% | B+ |
| 416 | Deer Park TX | 34,282 | $100K | 9.1% | 5.8% | 14% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 941 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Oakley, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Bordering towns draw 13% of Oakley’s workers
The biggest share goes to Brentwood (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Oakley’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 Oakley: questions
What is the median household income in Oakley?
$137,677 (±$11,854) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oakley?
6.1%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oakley?
40 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oakley work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Francisco (8%, 43 mi), Brentwood (7%, 5 mi), Antioch (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Oakley walkable?
Oakley is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Oakley without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oakley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oakley
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.