Photo: YonderStone · CC BY-SA 4.0San Dimas has higher household incomes than 81% of U.S. towns
Only 7% work in San Dimas; the top destination outside it is Los Angeles (12%, 35 miles). 9.9% of residents live below the poverty line, where California as a whole has 12.0%. Jobs and income earn San Dimas A−; getting around on foot earns it B.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets San Dimas apart on work
San Dimas’ biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside San Dimas is Los Angeles, 35 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (1,625) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
San Dimas draws workers from far and wide
The 17,975 jobs in San Dimas are filled from a wide area. San Dimas’ own residents hold 5% and the ten next-biggest home towns 31%; the other 64% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
Inside San Dimas’ Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, San Dimas is better than 77% of U.S. towns, #210 of 847 in California. Job access by car holds San Dimas’ grade up (ahead of 97% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, San Dimas could be anywhere from B to A.
Short hops and long hauls from San Dimas
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.
Where the trip to work from San Dimas ends
Where San Dimas clocks in
4% of workers
3% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of San Dimas
On a workday 12,708 residents head out to work, 972 work right here, and 17,003 people come in from elsewhere.
About 37,000 people are in San Dimas on a workday afternoon, 13% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.31 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.
What San Dimas’ employers do
17,975 jobs are based in San Dimas.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in San Dimas, 2013 → 2023: 16,989 → 17,975. 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 San Dimas’s own residents hold wherever they work.
San Dimas’ commute takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of San Dimas workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13,432 commuters (the 17% 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.
San Dimas is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, San Dimas is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns, #605 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.1% 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 16,135 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 64% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 1% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.7 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). 3.3% of San Dimas households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of San Dimas’ commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 1,315 U.S. towns of 23,000 to 45,000, San Dimas comes 513th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 87 | Manhattan Beach CA | 33,122 | $204K | 4.5% | 3.8% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 98 | Saratoga CA | 30,418 | $250K | 3.3% | 4.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 118 | Lafayette CA | 25,313 | $228K | 2.9% | 4.3% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 511 | Camillus NY | 25,088 | $86K | 8.0% | 2.7% | 10% | A− |
| 512 | West Whittier-Los Nietos CA | 25,615 | $112K | 11.0% | 4.6% | 2% | A− |
| 513 | San Dimas CA | 32,978 | $105K | 9.9% | 4.6% | 7% | A− |
| 514 | Bloomingdale FL | 23,827 | $105K | 8.9% | 3.6% | 3% | A− |
| 515 | Windsor CT | 29,879 | $105K | 6.7% | 5.5% | 14% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,315 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 San Dimas, the top three, the last and three more from California.
The towns next door employ 10% of San Dimas
The biggest share goes to Pomona (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | San Dimas workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Dimas | – | A− | B | 32 min | $105,321 |
| La Verne | under 3% | B+ | A | 33 min | $103,761 |
| Pomona | 4% | B− | A | 32 min | $79,479 |
| Covina | 3% | B+ | A | 31 min | $98,671 |
| Glendora | 3% | A− | A | 33 min | $113,569 |
| Charter Oak | under 3% | B | A | 27 min | $88,393 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of San Dimas’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 San Dimas: questions
What is the median household income in San Dimas?
$105,321 (±$18,690) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in San Dimas?
9.9%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from San Dimas?
32 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in San Dimas work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Los Angeles (12%, 35 mi), Pomona (4%, 4 mi), Glendora (3%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is San Dimas walkable?
San Dimas is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 11.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around San Dimas without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 1% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from San Dimas, from the people who make the trip.
More of San Dimas
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.