Photo: Dreamyshade · CC BY-SA 4.0At 10.9%, unemployment in Rodeo is higher than in 96% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 3.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 37.5 in San Francisco. The two grades for Rodeo are B for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. Only 3% work in Rodeo; the top destination outside it is San Francisco (14%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Rodeo in brief
Rodeo makes and builds things
53% of the jobs based in Rodeo are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Rodeo residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 12%. The jobs ↓
Rodeo workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 29 across California. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Most jobs in Rodeo pay over $40,000 a year
76% of the jobs based in Rodeo pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Rodeo is a place people come home to
There are 1,117 jobs based in Rodeo, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Rodeo has about 6,100 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Rodeo’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Rodeo is better than 58% of U.S. towns, #425 of 847 in California. Job access by car holds Rodeo’s grade up (ahead of 88% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Rodeo could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
Making and building: 53% of jobs based in Rodeo
1,117 jobs are based in Rodeo.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rodeo, 2013 → 2023: 949 → 1,117. 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 Rodeo’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Rodeo: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rodeo workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,567 commuters (the 13% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Rodeo
On a workday 3,878 residents head out to work, 116 work right here, and 1,001 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,100 people are in Rodeo on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.28 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.
Commuting out of Rodeo: the destinations
Where Rodeo clocks in
9% of workers
7% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Rodeo
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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Rodeo
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,110 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 100% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 79% 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). 6.0% of Rodeo households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 6% of Rodeo’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 6,300 to 12,100, Rodeo ranks 1,470th of 2,862 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Braddock VA | 6,536 | $212K | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | Piedmont CA | 10,642 | $250K | 4.3% | 1.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 64 | Gold River CA | 7,924 | $175K | 2.9% | 2.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 96 | Sierra Madre CA | 10,620 | $144K | 4.6% | 2.6% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,468 | New Sewickley Township PA | 7,038 | $74K | 9.8% | 4.5% | 6% | B |
| 1,469 | Sugar Creek Township OH | 7,151 | $77K | 12.5% | 3.6% | 18% | B |
| 1,470 | Rodeo CA | 8,976 | $91K | 8.4% | 10.9% | 3% | B |
| 1,471 | Erwin NY | 7,824 | $88K | 9.3% | 4.0% | 20% | B |
| 1,472 | Little Canada MN | 10,567 | $78K | 11.5% | 5.9% | 4% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 2,862 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Rodeo, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Next door to Rodeo
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Rodeo’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 Rodeo: questions
What is the median household income in Rodeo?
$91,484 (±$17,943) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rodeo?
8.4%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rodeo?
38 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rodeo work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Francisco (14%, 20 mi), Oakland (9%, 18 mi), Richmond (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Rodeo walkable?
Rodeo is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 13.7 out of 20, and 9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rodeo without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 100% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rodeo, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rodeo
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.