Photo: Jordan W. · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Rancho Cucamonga top those of 85% of U.S. towns
Rancho Cucamonga grades B+ for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. Poverty touches 8.0% of residents, against 12.0% across California. About one in seven work in Rancho Cucamonga; the top destination outside it is Ontario (9%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Rancho Cucamonga
Inside Rancho Cucamonga’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Rancho Cucamonga is better than 73% of U.S. towns, #254 of 847 in California. Job access by car holds Rancho Cucamonga’s grade up (ahead of 89% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Rancho Cucamonga could be anywhere from B+ to A−.
In and out of Rancho Cucamonga on a workday
On a workday 63,111 residents head out to work, 10,710 work right here, and 65,207 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.03 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Rancho Cucamonga: the destinations
Where Rancho Cucamonga clocks in
9% of workers
4% 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 75,917 jobs based in Rancho Cucamonga
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rancho Cucamonga, 2013 → 2023: 64,868 → 75,917. 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 Rancho Cucamonga’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Rancho Cucamonga spends getting to work: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rancho Cucamonga workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 72,386 commuters (the 14% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Rancho Cucamonga
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.
Getting around Rancho Cucamonga: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Rancho Cucamonga is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns, #488 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.0% 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 83,949 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 65% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 12% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 74% 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). 3.7% of Rancho Cucamonga households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Rancho Cucamonga’s commuters take a bus or train.
These are town averages; neighborhoods differ.
Among U.S. towns of 124,000 to 240,000, Rancho Cucamonga ranks 43rd of 170 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pearland TX | 129,930 | $119K | 4.1% | 3.3% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | North Hempstead NY | 238,982 | $158K | 4.5% | 4.1% | 20% | A |
| 3 | Frisco TX | 236,955 | $150K | 3.6% | 4.6% | 14% | 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 |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Santa Clara CA | 133,446 | $179K | 8.4% | 5.1% | 14% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 41 | Coral Springs FL | 138,783 | $94K | 7.6% | 5.1% | 13% | B+ |
| 42 | Corona CA | 161,734 | $109K | 8.7% | 5.5% | 15% | B+ |
| 43 | Rancho Cucamonga CA | 177,856 | $112K | 8.0% | 5.9% | 15% | B+ |
| 44 | West Valley City UT | 137,491 | $92K | 9.9% | 4.3% | 14% | B+ |
| 45 | Elk Grove CA | 185,007 | $126K | 8.0% | 6.4% | 14% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 170 | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Rancho Cucamonga, the top three, the last and three more from California.
17% of Rancho Cucamonga works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rancho Cucamonga workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho Cucamonga | – | B+ | B+ | 32 min | $111,895 |
| Upland | 4% | B+ | A− | 31 min | $105,830 |
| Fontana | 4% | B+ | A− | 33 min | $102,821 |
| Ontario | 9% | B | A− | 32 min | $88,941 |
| San Antonio Heights | under 2% | A− | C+ | 32 min | $138,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Ontario. Darker towns draw more of Rancho Cucamonga’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 Rancho Cucamonga: questions
What is the median household income in Rancho Cucamonga?
$111,895 (±$3,824) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rancho Cucamonga?
8.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rancho Cucamonga?
32 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rancho Cucamonga work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ontario (9%, 7 mi), Los Angeles (8%, 49 mi), Fontana (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Rancho Cucamonga walkable?
Rancho Cucamonga is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 12.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rancho Cucamonga without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 12% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rancho Cucamonga, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rancho Cucamonga
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.