Household incomes in Shingle Springs top those of 93% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 1.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 7.8 in Sacramento. 5.9% of residents live below the poverty line; California has 12.0%. The two grades for Shingle Springs are 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
The work figures that set Shingle Springs apart
Shingle Springs trades workers with the towns around it
Shingle Springs has about as many jobs (2,093) as working residents (1,828), but they are mostly different people: 1,755 residents leave for work each day while 2,020 people come in. Only 3% of the jobs in Shingle Springs are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Shingle Springs makes and builds things
46% of the jobs based in Shingle Springs are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Shingle Springs residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 15%. The jobs ↓
Shingle Springs has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Shingle Springs went from 1,353 in 2013 to 2,093 in 2023, +55%. The jobs ↓
Shingle Springs’ biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Shingle Springs is Sacramento, 30 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (156) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Shingle Springs
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Shingle Springs is better than 81% of U.S. towns, #157 of 847 in California. Household income is its strongest input ($135,530, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.1%, U.S. 5.2%). 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, Shingle Springs could be anywhere from B to A+.
Shingle Springs on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,755 residents head out to work, 73 work right here, and 2,020 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.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.14 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Goods jobs make up 46% of work in Shingle Springs
2,093 jobs are based in Shingle Springs.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Shingle Springs, 2013 → 2023: 1,353 → 2,093. 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 Shingle Springs’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Shingle Springs
About 29% 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.
9% of working residents work in Sacramento
Where Shingle Springs clocks in
9% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
Getting to work from Shingle Springs takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Shingle Springs workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,253 commuters (the 24% 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.
Shingle Springs is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Shingle Springs is more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns, #472 of 847 in California. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 7.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 7.1% across California, on an EPA index of 7.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,644 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 1.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 66% 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). 1.2% of Shingle Springs households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Shingle Springs’ commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,153 U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,100, Shingle Springs comes 745th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 28 | Del Mar CA | 3,858 | $199K | 2.7% | 1.8% | 9% | A+ |
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| 71 | Broadmoor CA | 4,586 | $167K | 2.5% | 2.8% | 1% | A+ |
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| 125 | Emerald Lake Hills CA | 4,235 | $250K | 4.6% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
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| 743 | Combined Locks WI | 3,626 | $93K | 2.0% | 5.3% | 2% | A− |
| 744 | Moral Township IN | 4,593 | $98K | 4.4% | 4.7% | 6% | A− |
| 745 | Shingle Springs CA | 3,801 | $136K | 5.9% | 4.1% | 4% | A− |
| 746 | Hendron KY | 4,495 | $72K | 3.8% | 0.0% | 2% | A− |
| 747 | South Vacherie LA | 2,954 | $81K | 3.7% | 1.6% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,153 | 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 Shingle Springs, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Bordering towns draw 10% of Shingle Springs’ workers
The biggest share goes to Cameron Park (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Shingle Springs workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Springs | – | A− | A− | 28 min | $135,530 |
| Cameron Park | 5% | B+ | A− | 30 min | $102,289 |
| Diamond Springs | 5% | C | B+ | 21 min | $77,219 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Shingle Springs’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 Shingle Springs: questions
What is the median household income in Shingle Springs?
$135,530 (±$29,169) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Shingle Springs?
5.9%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Shingle Springs?
28 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Shingle Springs work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sacramento (9%, 30 mi), Folsom (7%, 11 mi), Placerville (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Shingle Springs walkable?
Shingle Springs is more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Shingle Springs without a car?
0% 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 Shingle Springs, from the people who make the trip.
More of Shingle Springs
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.