Photo: Perdelsky at English Wikipedia · Public domainWith 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Ramona works elsewhere
Measured by household income, Ramona is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns. There are 4,151 jobs in Ramona for 9,494 working residents. Ramona grades B+ for jobs and income and B for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Ramona: the figures worth knowing
Ramona and San Diego trade workers both ways
San Diego is the top workplace for Ramona residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Ramona come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Ramona workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 29 across California. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 46 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.
How Ramona earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Ramona is better than 74% of U.S. towns, #240 of 847 in California. Household income is its strongest input ($107,427, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.1%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Ramona could be anywhere from B to A.
29% of working residents work in San Diego
Where Ramona clocks in
29% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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 trip to work from Ramona: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ramona workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9,785 commuters (the 12% 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 many people are in Ramona by day
On a workday 8,134 residents head out to work, 1,360 work right here, and 2,791 people come in from elsewhere.
About 17,000 people are in Ramona on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
What Ramona’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ramona, 2013 → 2023: 3,675 → 4,151. 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 Ramona’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Ramona goes to work
About 16% 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.
Few in Ramona walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Ramona is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns, #643 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.1% 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 11,112 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 46% 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 1.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 64% 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). 1.0% of Ramona households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Ramona’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ramona next to U.S. towns of 16,000 to 31,000: 723rd of 1,712 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 40 | Orinda CA | 19,507 | $250K | 2.2% | 3.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 135 | Saratoga CA | 30,418 | $250K | 3.3% | 4.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 149 | Lafayette CA | 25,313 | $228K | 2.9% | 4.3% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 721 | Middleborough MA | 25,149 | $97K | 6.2% | 4.7% | 13% | B+ |
| 722 | Geddes NY | 16,579 | $77K | 4.6% | 4.2% | 7% | B+ |
| 723 | Ramona CA | 22,634 | $107K | 6.2% | 4.1% | 14% | B+ |
| 724 | Palm City FL | 26,371 | $126K | 5.6% | 4.9% | 9% | B+ |
| 725 | Fish Hawk FL | 26,186 | $135K | 7.2% | 4.2% | 4% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,712 | 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 Ramona, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Work next door: 29% of Ramona’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ramona workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramona | – | B+ | B | 35 min | $107,427 |
| San Diego Country Estates | under 2% | A− | C− | 39 min | $145,479 |
| San Diego | 29% | B+ | A | 24 min | $108,077 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to San Diego. Darker towns draw more of Ramona’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 Ramona: questions
What is the median household income in Ramona?
$107,427 (±$12,469) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ramona?
6.2%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ramona?
35 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ramona work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Diego (29%, 20 mi), Poway (7%, 9 mi), Escondido (5%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Ramona walkable?
Ramona is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 9.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ramona without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ramona, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ramona
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.