Well No. 4, Pico Canyon Oil Field · Public domainStevenson Ranch has higher household incomes than 96% of U.S. towns
26% of workers have no commute at all, against 17% across California. Below the poverty line: 4.2% of residents (California 12.0%). The two grades for Stevenson Ranch are A− for jobs and income and B− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Stevenson Ranch stands out on work
Stevenson Ranch and Los Angeles trade workers both ways
Los Angeles is the top workplace for Stevenson Ranch residents (34%) and also where the most people who work in Stevenson Ranch come from (22% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Stevenson Ranch
69% of Stevenson Ranch residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 43% of the jobs based in Stevenson Ranch pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Stevenson Ranch workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 29 across California. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Stevenson Ranch works from home
26% of Stevenson Ranch 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.
Where Stevenson Ranch’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Stevenson Ranch is better than 79% of U.S. towns, #181 of 847 in California. Household income holds Stevenson Ranch’s grade up ($158,434, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (9.1%, 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, Stevenson Ranch could be anywhere from B+ to A.
34% of working residents work in Los Angeles
Where Stevenson Ranch clocks in
14% 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.
What Stevenson Ranch’s employers do
3,786 jobs are based in Stevenson Ranch.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stevenson Ranch, 2013 → 2023: 3,291 → 3,786. 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 Stevenson Ranch’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Stevenson Ranch’s commute takes about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stevenson Ranch workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,594 commuters (the 26% 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.
Stevenson Ranch on a workday afternoon
On a workday 9,345 residents head out to work, 245 work right here, and 3,541 people come in from elsewhere.
About 15,000 people are in Stevenson Ranch on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
0.39 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Stevenson Ranch
About 15% 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.
Driving is how Stevenson Ranch gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Stevenson Ranch is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns, #701 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 7.1% across California.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 8,947 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 2.2% of Stevenson Ranch households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Stevenson Ranch’s commuters take a bus or train.
Stevenson Ranch places 614th of 1,705 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 15,000 to 28,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Wolf Trap VA | 15,858 | $250K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Orinda CA | 19,507 | $250K | 2.2% | 3.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 112 | Coto de Caza CA | 15,190 | $244K | 3.0% | 3.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 156 | Lafayette CA | 25,313 | $228K | 2.9% | 4.3% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 612 | Patton Township PA | 15,623 | $84K | 18.3% | 5.5% | 8% | A− |
| 613 | Springettsbury Township PA | 27,617 | $86K | 8.9% | 2.5% | 15% | A− |
| 614 | Stevenson Ranch CA | 20,990 | $158K | 4.2% | 9.1% | 3% | A− |
| 615 | Rossville MD | 16,059 | $90K | 7.7% | 3.8% | 5% | A− |
| 616 | Harris Township IN | 24,560 | $112K | 7.1% | 4.1% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,705 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Stevenson Ranch, the top three, the last and three more from California.
The towns next door employ 14% of Stevenson Ranch
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stevenson Ranch workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevenson Ranch | – | A− | B− | 36 min | $158,434 |
| Santa Clarita | 14% | A− | B+ | 34 min | $123,062 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Santa Clarita. Darker towns draw more of Stevenson Ranch’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 Stevenson Ranch: questions
What is the median household income in Stevenson Ranch?
$158,434 (±$12,465) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stevenson Ranch?
4.2%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stevenson Ranch?
36 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stevenson Ranch work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Los Angeles (34%, 27 mi), Santa Clarita (14%, 5 mi), Burbank (6%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Stevenson Ranch walkable?
Stevenson Ranch is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Stevenson Ranch without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Stevenson Ranch, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stevenson Ranch
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.