Photo: Funhistory at English Wikipedia · Public domainHouseholds in Redondo Beach earn more than those in 95% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 5.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 17.5 in Los Angeles. 5.4% of residents live below the poverty line; California has 12.0%. For jobs and income Redondo Beach is better than 87% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns (A).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Redondo Beach, in brief
Redondo Beach trades workers with the towns around it
Redondo Beach has about as many jobs (25,786) as working residents (29,921), but they are mostly different people: 27,443 residents leave for work each day while 23,308 people come in. Only 10% of the jobs in Redondo Beach are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Redondo Beach and Los Angeles trade workers both ways
Los Angeles is the top workplace for Redondo Beach residents (26%) and also where the most people who work in Redondo Beach come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A lot of Redondo Beach works from home
29% of Redondo Beach workers work from home, against 17% across California. Time on the road ↓
Three in four Redondo Beach workers earn over $40,000 a year
76% of Redondo Beach’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data. 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.
The four measures behind Redondo Beach’s grade
Job access by car holds Redondo Beach’s grade up (ahead of 98% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.5%, 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, Redondo Beach could be anywhere from A− to A.
The workday shuffle in and out of Redondo Beach
On a workday 27,443 residents head out to work, 2,478 work right here, and 23,308 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 (0.86 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.
26% of working residents work in Los Angeles
Where Redondo Beach clocks in
8% 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.
A commute of about 27 minutes in Redondo Beach
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Redondo Beach workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 25,134 commuters (the 29% 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.
Making and building: 31% of jobs based in Redondo Beach
25,786 jobs are based in Redondo Beach.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Redondo Beach, 2013 → 2023: 23,352 → 25,786. 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 Redondo Beach’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Redondo Beach
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: Redondo Beach
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.3% 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 35,568 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 89% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 41% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 5.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 85% 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). 3.4% of Redondo Beach households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Redondo Beach’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Redondo Beach is 126th among 660 U.S. towns of 47,000 to 91,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
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| 24 | Cupertino CA | 58,333 | $235K | 4.1% | 4.0% | 11% | A |
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| 30 | South San Francisco CA | 64,941 | $137K | 6.7% | 2.8% | 12% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Dublin CA | 71,602 | $214K | 4.5% | 3.8% | 6% | A |
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| 124 | Plainfield Township IL | 85,115 | $127K | 4.7% | 5.0% | 8% | A |
| 125 | South Brunswick Township NJ | 47,454 | $151K | 4.5% | 5.3% | 10% | A |
| 126 | Redondo Beach CA | 67,281 | $150K | 5.4% | 5.5% | 8% | A |
| 127 | Mount Prospect IL | 55,395 | $102K | 6.6% | 3.8% | 7% | A |
| 128 | Washington Township OH | 63,075 | $99K | 6.2% | 2.9% | 16% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 660 | Pahrump NV | 47,347 | $62K | 13.7% | 8.5% | 28% | 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 Redondo Beach, the top three, the last and three more from California.
11% of Redondo Beach works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Torrance (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Redondo Beach workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redondo Beach | – | A | A | 27 min | $150,245 |
| Torrance | 8% | A− | A− | 27 min | $116,217 |
| Hermosa Beach | under 2% | A | A | 29 min | $166,442 |
| Manhattan Beach | 3% | A+ | A+ | 28 min | $204,306 |
| Lawndale | under 2% | B− | A+ | 25 min | $85,441 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Redondo Beach’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 Redondo Beach: questions
What is the median household income in Redondo Beach?
$150,245 (±$8,646) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Redondo Beach?
5.4%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Redondo Beach?
27 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Redondo Beach work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Los Angeles (26%, 12 mi), El Segundo (9%, 4 mi), Torrance (8%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Redondo Beach walkable?
Redondo Beach is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 14.2 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Redondo Beach without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 41% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Redondo Beach, from the people who make the trip.
More of Redondo Beach
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.