Sage has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 209 jobs in Sage, and 1,211 of its residents work somewhere. Sage grades B− for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 88% 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 Sage
Sage workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 40 minutes each way, against 29 across California. Over a year that’s about 307 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Sage is a place people come home to
There are 209 jobs based in Sage, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Sage has about 2,800 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
33% 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 ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Sage
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Sage is better than 54% of U.S. towns, #471 of 847 in California. Household income holds Sage’s grade up ($119,938, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 30% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Sage could be anywhere from C to A.
About 40 minutes to work from Sage
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sage workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,337 commuters (the 9% 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.
A workday in Sage: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,197 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 195 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,800 people are in Sage on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where in the region Sage works
About 33% 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.
10% of working residents work in Temecula
Where Sage clocks in
10% of workers
9% of workers
5% 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.
Goods, not services: 49% of the jobs in Sage
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sage, 2013 → 2023: 204 → 209. 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 Sage’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute in Sage is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Sage is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns, #746 of 847 in California. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 7.1% across California, on an EPA index of 5.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,465 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 0.7% of Sage households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Sage’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Sage is 2,065th of 4,430 U.S. towns of 2,600 to 5,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Del Mar CA | 3,858 | $199K | 2.7% | 1.8% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 76 | Broadmoor CA | 4,586 | $167K | 2.5% | 2.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 131 | Emerald Lake Hills CA | 4,235 | $250K | 4.6% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,063 | Washington Township PA | 4,364 | $94K | 5.1% | 8.3% | 9% | B− |
| 2,064 | Phoenix Lake CA | 4,794 | $103K | 4.8% | 4.8% | 2% | B− |
| 2,065 | Sage CA | 3,781 | $120K | 8.8% | 5.2% | 1% | B− |
| 2,066 | Port Angeles East WA | 3,137 | $68K | 4.7% | 3.2% | 6% | B− |
| 2,067 | Brentwood MD | 3,828 | $70K | 11.8% | 5.5% | 2% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,430 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Sage, the top three, the last and three more from California.
How Sage compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Hemet (9%).
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Sage’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 Sage: questions
What is the median household income in Sage?
$119,938 (±$27,020) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sage?
8.8%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sage?
40 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sage work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Temecula (10%, 14 mi), Hemet (9%, 10 mi), San Diego (5%, 54 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Sage walkable?
Sage is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sage without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sage, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sage
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.