At 1.3%, unemployment in Romoland is lower than in 92% of U.S. towns
Working from home is the commute for 8% of workers (California 17%). The two grades for Romoland are A+ for jobs and income and B for walkability. Measured by household income, Romoland is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Romoland
Romoland is a place people come home to
There are 76 jobs based in Romoland, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Romoland has about 1,500 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Romoland workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 47 minutes each way, against 29 across California. Over a year that’s about 360 hours of commuting, 138 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; with 807 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Romoland’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Romoland is better than 97% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input (1.4%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 73% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Romoland could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Who leaves Romoland for work, and who comes in
On a workday 806 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 75 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Romoland on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.09 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.
Getting to work from Romoland takes about 47 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Romoland workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 927 commuters (the 8% 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.
Commuting out of Romoland: the destinations
Where Romoland clocks in
8% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 78% of the jobs in Romoland
76 jobs are based in Romoland.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Romoland, 2013 → 2023: 53 → 76. 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 Romoland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Romoland
About 27% 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.
In Romoland, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Romoland is more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Romoland near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,012 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 41% 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 1.9 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). 0.0% of Romoland households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Romoland’s commuters take a bus or train.
Romoland next to U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100: 122nd of 5,328 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Harmony Grove CA | 2,585 | $227K | 4.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 79 | Rolling Hills CA | 1,641 | $250K | 5.5% | 5.6% | 2% | A+ |
| 80 | Ross CA | 2,304 | $250K | 4.8% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 120 | Fall City WA | 1,618 | $177K | 2.2% | 3.9% | 3% | A+ |
| 121 | Pennington NJ | 2,889 | $193K | 4.8% | 2.4% | 8% | A+ |
| 122 | Romoland CA | 2,268 | $107K | 1.4% | 1.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 123 | Old Miakka FL | 1,818 | $137K | 2.0% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
| 124 | Shorewood Hills WI | 2,155 | $154K | 5.4% | 1.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Romoland, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Work next door: 14% of Romoland’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Menifee. Darker towns draw more of Romoland’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 Romoland: questions
What is the median household income in Romoland?
$106,861 (±$48,409) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Romoland?
1.4%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Romoland?
47 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Romoland work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Menifee (8%, 5 mi), San Diego (8%, 65 mi), Temecula (7%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Romoland walkable?
Romoland is more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.4 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Romoland without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Romoland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Romoland
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.