Households in San Martin have higher incomes than those in 96% of U.S. towns
For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 3.1 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 7.6 in San Jose. 7.9% of residents live below the poverty line; California has 12.0%. San Martin grades A for jobs and income and A− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in San Martin, in a few figures
San Martin makes and builds things
44% of the jobs based in San Martin are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs San Martin residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 26%. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in San Martin
27% of San Martin workers work from home, against 17% across California. Time on the road ↓
San Martin workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 29 across California. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
San Martin’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, San Martin is better than 87% of U.S. towns, #103 of 847 in California. Household income is its strongest input ($158,250, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns. It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, San Martin could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
In San Martin, 44% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
1,277 jobs are based in San Martin.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in San Martin, 2013 → 2023: 1,155 → 1,277. 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 Martin’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From San Martin, about 34 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of San Martin workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,471 commuters (the 27% 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.
Who leaves San Martin for work, and who comes in
On a workday 2,795 residents head out to work, 161 work right here, and 1,116 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,300 people are in San Martin on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.43 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.
24% of working residents work in San Jose
Where San Martin clocks in
24% of workers
10% of workers
7% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from San Martin
About 18% 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.
Good to walk, short on transit: San Martin
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, San Martin is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns, #468 of 847 in California. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 9.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 7.1% across California, on an EPA index of 6.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,366 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 16% 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 3.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 76% 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 Martin households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of San Martin’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 4,900 to 9,400, San Martin ranks 533rd of 3,167 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 60 | Las Flores CA | 5,513 | $212K | 4.8% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Gold River CA | 7,924 | $175K | 2.9% | 2.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 113 | La Habra Heights CA | 5,327 | $180K | 4.9% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 531 | Boxborough MA | 5,508 | $145K | 3.8% | 5.2% | 5% | A |
| 532 | York Township MI | 9,130 | $137K | 5.1% | 4.3% | 3% | A |
| 533 | San Martin CA | 6,954 | $158K | 7.9% | 2.9% | 5% | A |
| 534 | Paloma Creek South TX | 8,860 | $122K | 2.0% | 5.9% | <1% | A |
| 535 | Goddard KS | 6,638 | $94K | 1.9% | 3.6% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,167 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Martin, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Bordering towns draw 10% of San Martin’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | San Martin workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Martin | – | A | A− | 34 min | $158,250 |
| Morgan Hill | 10% | A− | A− | 34 min | $163,920 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Morgan Hill. Darker towns draw more of San Martin’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 Martin: questions
What is the median household income in San Martin?
$158,250 (±$25,838) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in San Martin?
7.9%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from San Martin?
34 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in San Martin work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Jose (24%, 19 mi), Morgan Hill (10%, 4 mi), Gilroy (7%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is San Martin walkable?
San Martin is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 6.9 out of 20, and 9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around San Martin without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from San Martin, from the people who make the trip.
More of San Martin
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.