San Gabriel Mission · Photo: Robert A. Estremo · CC BY-SA 2.0At 5.9%, unemployment in San Gabriel is higher than in 73% of U.S. towns
For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 2.8 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 17.5 in Los Angeles. The two grades for San Gabriel are B+ for jobs and income and A for walkability. Only 8% stay in San Gabriel for work; outside it, Los Angeles is the main destination (24%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
San Gabriel at work: what stands out
Where San Gabriel’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, San Gabriel is better than 65% of U.S. towns, #347 of 847 in California. Job access by car holds San Gabriel’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, San Gabriel could be anywhere from B to A−.
What the 9,828 jobs in San Gabriel are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in San Gabriel, 2013 → 2023: 11,841 → 9,828. 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 Gabriel’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through San Gabriel
On a workday 14,532 residents head out to work, 1,212 work right here, and 8,616 people come in from elsewhere.
About 32,000 people are in San Gabriel on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.62 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.
Out of San Gabriel to work: where people go
Where San Gabriel clocks in
6% of workers
4% 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.
About 28 minutes each way for San Gabriel’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of San Gabriel workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16,213 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.
Where in the region San Gabriel works
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: San Gabriel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, San Gabriel is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns, #196 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 4.7% 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 18,633 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, 34% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 74% 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). 6.2% of San Gabriel households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of San Gabriel’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 1,113 U.S. towns of 27,000 to 52,000, San Gabriel comes 606th 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 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 3 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 68 | Manhattan Beach CA | 33,122 | $204K | 4.5% | 3.8% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 76 | Saratoga CA | 30,418 | $250K | 3.3% | 4.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 120 | Newark CA | 47,895 | $169K | 4.3% | 4.3% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 604 | Keizer OR | 39,140 | $85K | 8.1% | 4.2% | 8% | B+ |
| 605 | Willingboro Township NJ | 32,824 | $98K | 8.0% | 8.2% | 5% | B+ |
| 606 | San Gabriel CA | 38,186 | $90K | 10.6% | 5.9% | 8% | B+ |
| 607 | Lawrence IN | 50,420 | $74K | 8.7% | 4.5% | 7% | B+ |
| 608 | Kearns UT | 35,404 | $87K | 7.6% | 6.2% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,113 | 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 Gabriel, the top three, the last and three more from California.
The towns around San Gabriel
The biggest share goes to Alhambra (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | San Gabriel workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gabriel | – | B+ | A | 28 min | $90,488 |
| East San Gabriel | under 3% | B+ | A | 30 min | $108,677 |
| Rosemead | 2% | B− | A | 27 min | $73,566 |
| Alhambra | 4% | B | A | 30 min | $88,024 |
| San Marino | under 3% | A | A | 27 min | $214,167 |
| Temple City | under 3% | B+ | A | 31 min | $104,425 |
| Monterey Park | 3% | B | A+ | 28 min | $81,855 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of San Gabriel’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 Gabriel: questions
What is the median household income in San Gabriel?
$90,488 (±$6,140) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in San Gabriel?
10.6%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from San Gabriel?
28 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in San Gabriel work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Los Angeles (24%, 19 mi), Pasadena (6%, 5 mi), Alhambra (4%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is San Gabriel walkable?
San Gabriel is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 14.8 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around San Gabriel without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 34% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from San Gabriel, from the people who make the trip.
More of San Gabriel
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.