Photo: Ranchomirageca · CC BY-SA 4.0Unemployment in Rancho Mirage (9.4%) is higher than in 93% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are higher than in 82% of U.S. towns. For jobs and income Rancho Mirage is better than 49% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns (B+). 30% of workers work from home (California 17%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Rancho Mirage
Rancho Mirage is where the jobs are
Rancho Mirage has 14,111 jobs, 2.9 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 27,000 people are in town, 52% more than the 18,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Rancho Mirage works from home
31% of Rancho Mirage workers work from home, against 17% across California. Time on the road ↓
Nearly all the work in Rancho Mirage is services
93% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 1% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
A big share show a job far from home
42% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Rancho Mirage averages 25 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (20 to 22 minutes). Next door ↓
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.
Where Rancho Mirage’s Jobs & income grade comes from
Household income holds Rancho Mirage’s grade up ($107,364, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Rancho Mirage could be anywhere from C+ to B+.
How many people are in Rancho Mirage by day
On a workday 4,177 residents head out to work, 686 work right here, and 13,425 people come in from elsewhere.
About 27,000 people are in Rancho Mirage on a workday afternoon, 52% more than live here.
2.9 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
A commute of about 25 minutes in Rancho Mirage
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rancho Mirage workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,753 commuters (the 30% 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.
Most jobs in Rancho Mirage are in services
14,111 jobs are based in Rancho Mirage.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rancho Mirage, 2013 → 2023: 12,847 → 14,111. 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 Mirage’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Rancho Mirage to work
About 42% 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.
Commuting in to Rancho Mirage: where workers come from
Where Rancho Mirage clocks in
11% of workers
10% 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.
Rancho Mirage is a driving town
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.4% 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 5,400 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 51% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 16% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 67% 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). 4.7% of Rancho Mirage households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Rancho Mirage’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Rancho Mirage ranks: 1,189th of 1,822 U.S. towns of 13,000 to 24,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 52 | Orinda CA | 19,507 | $250K | 2.2% | 3.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 83 | Alamo CA | 14,488 | $250K | 2.1% | 3.6% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 112 | Coto de Caza CA | 15,190 | $244K | 3.0% | 3.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,187 | Callaway FL | 14,369 | $66K | 9.6% | 3.3% | 5% | B− |
| 1,188 | South Venice FL | 17,484 | $77K | 12.5% | 3.9% | 5% | B− |
| 1,189 | Rancho Mirage CA | 17,876 | $107K | 11.7% | 9.4% | 14% | B− |
| 1,190 | Gonzales LA | 13,930 | $75K | 9.0% | 7.9% | 13% | B− |
| 1,191 | Watertown WI | 22,704 | $70K | 9.9% | 5.3% | 26% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,822 | 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 Rancho Mirage, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Rancho Mirage and its neighbors: 25% work next door
The biggest share goes to Palm Springs (11%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rancho Mirage workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho Mirage | – | B− | B+ | 25 min | $107,364 |
| Cathedral City | 4% | C+ | A− | 20 min | $73,572 |
| Palm Desert | 10% | B− | B+ | 21 min | $77,513 |
| Palm Springs | 11% | C+ | A | 22 min | $73,119 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rancho Mirage’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 Mirage: questions
What is the median household income in Rancho Mirage?
$107,364 (±$8,992) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rancho Mirage?
11.7%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rancho Mirage?
25 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rancho Mirage work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Palm Springs (11%, 7 mi), Palm Desert (10%, 4 mi), Los Angeles (5%, 115 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Rancho Mirage walkable?
Rancho Mirage is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 10.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rancho Mirage without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 16% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rancho Mirage, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rancho Mirage
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.