San Lorenzo has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs and income earn San Lorenzo A; getting around on foot earns it A. 3,133 jobs are based in San Lorenzo for 13,336 working residents. Household incomes here are higher than in 85% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in San Lorenzo, in a few figures
Inside San Lorenzo’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, San Lorenzo is better than 86% of U.S. towns, #117 of 847 in California. Job access by car holds San Lorenzo’s grade up (ahead of 93% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.1%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, San Lorenzo could be anywhere from A− to A.
The workday shuffle in and out of San Lorenzo
On a workday 12,843 residents head out to work, 493 work right here, and 2,640 people come in from elsewhere.
About 19,000 people are in San Lorenzo on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 2024, primary jobs.
12% of working residents work in Oakland
Where San Lorenzo clocks in
12% of workers
9% 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 kinds of work in San Lorenzo
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in San Lorenzo, 2014 → 2024: 3,660 → 3,133. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs San Lorenzo’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 31 minutes in San Lorenzo
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of San Lorenzo workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13,747 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.
Miles to work from San Lorenzo
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
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 Lorenzo
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, San Lorenzo is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns, #210 of 847 in California. Both inputs place San Lorenzo 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 14,987 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, 17% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 7.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 90% 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). 4.8% of San Lorenzo households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of San Lorenzo’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, San Lorenzo is 362nd of 1,467 U.S. towns of 20,000 to 39,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 88 | Manhattan Beach CA | 33,122 | $204K | 4.5% | 3.8% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 104 | Saratoga CA | 30,418 | $250K | 3.3% | 4.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 121 | Lafayette CA | 25,313 | $228K | 2.9% | 4.3% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 360 | Hamilton Township OH | 33,226 | $119K | 3.1% | 4.9% | 4% | A |
| 361 | Bristol RI | 21,970 | $98K | 6.5% | 2.8% | 21% | A |
| 362 | San Lorenzo CA | 29,171 | $113K | 4.6% | 5.1% | 4% | A |
| 363 | Timberwood Park TX | 35,413 | $157K | 6.0% | 4.7% | 3% | A |
| 364 | Johnston IA | 25,065 | $107K | 10.2% | 2.1% | 13% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,467 | Barstow CA | 24,804 | $53K | 23.1% | 11.9% | 16% | 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 Lorenzo, the top three, the last and three more from California.
The towns next door employ 16% of San Lorenzo
The biggest share goes to Hayward (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | San Lorenzo workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Lorenzo | – | A | A | 31 min | $112,660 |
| Hayward | 9% | B+ | A | 32 min | $113,318 |
| San Leandro | 7% | B+ | A+ | 31 min | $101,420 |
| Ashland | under 3% | B− | A+ | 33 min | $81,702 |
| Cherryland | under 3% | B+ | A− | 31 min | $86,418 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of San Lorenzo’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 2024, 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 Lorenzo: questions
What is the median household income in San Lorenzo?
$112,660 (±$4,669) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in San Lorenzo?
4.6%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from San Lorenzo?
31 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in San Lorenzo work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Oakland (12%, 8 mi), Hayward (9%, 4 mi), San Francisco (9%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is San Lorenzo walkable?
San Lorenzo is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.8 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around San Lorenzo without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 17% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from San Lorenzo, from the people who make the trip.
More of San Lorenzo
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.