Households in Saranap earn more than those in 96% of U.S. towns
4.1% of residents are in poverty (California 12.0%). Saranap grades A for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 0.7 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 37.5 in San Francisco.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Saranap
A lot of Saranap works from home
34% of Saranap workers work from home, against 17% across California. Time on the road ↓
Three in four Saranap workers earn over $40,000 a year
78% of Saranap’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
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.
How Saranap earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Saranap is better than 86% of U.S. towns, #109 of 847 in California. Household income holds Saranap’s grade up ($157,347, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (6.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Saranap could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Getting to work from Saranap takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Saranap workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,894 commuters (the 34% 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.
67% of the jobs in Saranap pay over $3,333 a month
883 jobs are based in Saranap.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Saranap, 2013 → 2023: 890 → 883. 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 Saranap’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Saranap by day
On a workday 2,363 residents head out to work, 50 work right here, and 833 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,100 people are in Saranap on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
0.37 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.
18% of working residents work in San Francisco
Where Saranap clocks in
9% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Saranap
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.
In Saranap, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Saranap is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns, #103 of 847 in California. Both inputs place Saranap 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 2,871 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 85% 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 0.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 52% 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). 0.9% of Saranap households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 8% of Saranap’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Saranap is 529th of 3,428 U.S. towns of 4,000 to 7,600
| # | 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 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | Las Flores CA | 5,513 | $212K | 4.8% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 67 | Broadmoor CA | 4,586 | $167K | 2.5% | 2.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 116 | La Habra Heights CA | 5,327 | $180K | 4.9% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 527 | Crestwood KY | 6,582 | $108K | 8.1% | 2.7% | 3% | A |
| 528 | Swarthmore PA | 6,561 | $152K | 1.8% | 7.7% | 10% | A |
| 529 | Saranap CA | 5,662 | $157K | 4.1% | 6.0% | 2% | A |
| 530 | La Crescent MN | 5,261 | $85K | 5.7% | 0.5% | 15% | A |
| 531 | Ralston NE | 6,382 | $69K | 4.0% | 2.2% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,428 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Saranap, the top three, the last and three more from California.
13% of Saranap works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Walnut Creek (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Saranap workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saranap | – | A | A+ | 29 min | $157,347 |
| Walnut Creek | 9% | A− | A+ | 31 min | $130,432 |
| Lafayette | 4% | A | A | 29 min | $228,250 |
| Acalanes Ridge | under 2% | A+ | A | 27 min | $181,094 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Saranap’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 Saranap: questions
What is the median household income in Saranap?
$157,347 (±$7,101) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Saranap?
4.1%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Saranap?
29 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 34% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Saranap work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Francisco (18%, 21 mi), Walnut Creek (9%, 2 mi), Oakland (9%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Saranap walkable?
Saranap is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 11.9 out of 20, and 10% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Saranap without a car?
8% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Saranap, from the people who make the trip.
More of Saranap
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.