Making a living in San Geronimo
Employers in San Geronimo report 111 jobs; 159 of its residents have a job. Only 2% stay in San Geronimo for work; outside it, San Francisco is the main destination (16%, 21 miles). A typical one-way commute from San Geronimo lasts 26 minutes (California 29, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
San Geronimo on a workday afternoon
On a workday 156 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 108 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
0.70 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 San Geronimo: the destinations
Where San Geronimo clocks in
11% 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.
Services make up most of the work in San Geronimo
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in San Geronimo, 2013 → 2023: 144 → 111. 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 Geronimo’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long San Geronimo spends getting to work: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of San Geronimo workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 225 commuters (the 22% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from San Geronimo
About 16% 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.
San Geronimo and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | San Geronimo workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Geronimo | – | — | — | 26 min | $171,932 |
| Woodacre | under 2% | B+ | A | 25 min | $231,953 |
| Lagunitas-Forest Knolls | under 2% | B+ | A | 32 min | $130,682 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of San Geronimo’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 Geronimo: questions
What is the median household income in San Geronimo?
$171,932 (±$106,258) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in San Geronimo?
0.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from San Geronimo?
26 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in San Geronimo work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Francisco (16%, 21 mi), San Rafael (11%, 9 mi), San Anselmo (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around San Geronimo without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from San Geronimo, from the people who make the trip.
More of San Geronimo
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.