At 1.0%, unemployment in San Pasqual is lower than in 94% of U.S. towns
Measured by household income, San Pasqual is ahead of 89% of U.S. towns. The two grades for San Pasqual are A+ for jobs and income and A for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 1.8 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 17.5 in Los Angeles.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where San Pasqual stands out on work
San Pasqual and Los Angeles trade workers both ways
Los Angeles is the top workplace for San Pasqual residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in San Pasqual come from (21% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
San Pasqual is a place people come home to
There are 151 jobs based in San Pasqual, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday San Pasqual has about 1,200 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Home offices are common in San Pasqual
33% of San Pasqual workers work from home, against 17% across California. 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; with 854 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where San Pasqual’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, San Pasqual is better than 97% of U.S. towns. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 98% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (7.4%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, San Pasqual could be anywhere from A to A+.
25% of working residents work in Los Angeles
Where San Pasqual clocks in
18% 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.
San Pasqual by day and by night
On a workday 841 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 138 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in San Pasqual on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
0.18 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.
The trip to work from San Pasqual: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of San Pasqual workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 717 commuters (the 33% 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.
The 151 jobs based in San Pasqual
151 jobs are based in San Pasqual.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in San Pasqual, 2013 → 2023: 98 → 151. 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 Pasqual’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from San Pasqual, by distance
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 Pasqual
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,070 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, 37% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 67% 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). 2.6% of San Pasqual households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of San Pasqual’s commuters take a bus or train.
How San Pasqual ranks: 132nd of 5,921 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 20 | Baywood Park CA | 1,580 | $217K | 2.8% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Harmony Grove CA | 2,585 | $227K | 4.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 73 | Irwindale CA | 1,439 | $114K | 4.3% | 6.5% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 130 | Fairplay GA | 1,881 | $120K | 1.6% | 1.2% | <1% | A+ |
| 131 | Gates Mills OH | 2,236 | $231K | 6.1% | 3.1% | 3% | A+ |
| 132 | San Pasqual CA | 1,918 | $123K | 7.4% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 133 | Fall City WA | 1,618 | $177K | 2.2% | 3.9% | 3% | A+ |
| 134 | Romoland CA | 2,268 | $107K | 1.4% | 1.3% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,921 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Pasqual, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Work next door: 18% of San Pasqual’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | San Pasqual workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Pasqual | – | A+ | A | 33 min | $123,317 |
| Pasadena | 18% | B+ | A+ | 27 min | $105,192 |
| San Marino | under 2% | A | A | 27 min | $214,167 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Pasadena. Darker towns draw more of San Pasqual’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 Pasqual: questions
What is the median household income in San Pasqual?
$123,317 (±$16,611) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in San Pasqual?
7.4%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from San Pasqual?
33 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 33% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in San Pasqual work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Los Angeles (25%, 20 mi), Pasadena (18%, 2 mi), Burbank (3%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is San Pasqual walkable?
San Pasqual is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 13.3 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around San Pasqual without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 37% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from San Pasqual, from the people who make the trip.
More of San Pasqual
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.