Household incomes in Strawberry are higher than in 96% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Strawberry are A for jobs and income and A for walkability. 7.0% of residents are in poverty, against 12.0% across California. 30% of workers have no commute at all, where California as a whole has 17%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Strawberry: the gist
Strawberry trades workers with the towns around it
Strawberry has about as many jobs (2,117) as working residents (1,925), but they are mostly different people: 1,843 residents leave for work each day while 2,035 people come in. Only 4% of the jobs in Strawberry are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Strawberry works from home
30% of Strawberry workers work from home, against 17% across California. Time on the road ↓
Strawberry and San Francisco trade workers both ways
San Francisco is the top workplace for Strawberry residents (33%) and also where the most people who work in Strawberry come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Three in four Strawberry workers earn over $40,000 a year
77% of Strawberry’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.
Where Strawberry’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Strawberry is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #62 of 847 in California. Household income is its strongest input ($157,661, 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, Strawberry could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Strawberry by day and by night
On a workday 1,843 residents head out to work, 82 work right here, and 2,035 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 (1.10 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.
About 30 minutes to work from Strawberry
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Strawberry workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,060 commuters (the 30% 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.
33% of working residents work in San Francisco
Where Strawberry clocks in
6% of workers
4% 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.
70% of the jobs in Strawberry pay over $3,333 a month
2,117 jobs are based in Strawberry.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Strawberry, 2013 → 2023: 1,858 → 2,117. 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 Strawberry’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Strawberry
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.
Strawberry is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 4.3% 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 2,931 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 54% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 32% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 10.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 94% 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). 2.1% of Strawberry households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Strawberry’s commuters take a bus or train.
Strawberry places 402nd of 3,432 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 4,100 to 7,900
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 64 | Las Flores CA | 5,513 | $212K | 4.8% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 68 | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 400 | Watertown Township MI | 5,890 | $115K | 3.0% | 3.5% | 5% | A |
| 401 | Jackson Township PA | 4,568 | $122K | 4.0% | 1.7% | 1% | A |
| 402 | Strawberry CA | 5,830 | $158K | 7.0% | 3.0% | 4% | A |
| 403 | Hightstown NJ | 6,007 | $109K | 2.1% | 4.5% | 9% | A |
| 404 | Richmond VT | 4,103 | $108K | 4.2% | 1.0% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,432 | Medina TX | 4,226 | $22K | 53.8% | 10.1% | 4% | 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 Strawberry, the top three, the last and three more from California.
How Strawberry compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Mill Valley (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Strawberry workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberry | – | A | A | 30 min | $157,661 |
| Tiburon | under 2% | A− | A+ | 29 min | $232,969 |
| Mill Valley | 4% | B+ | A+ | 25 min | $206,212 |
| Alto | under 2% | B+ | B− | 14 min | $129,191 |
| Tamalpais-Homestead Valley | under 2% | A | A | 29 min | $243,227 |
| Corte Madera | 2% | A | A+ | 31 min | $232,763 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Strawberry’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 Strawberry: questions
What is the median household income in Strawberry?
$157,661 (±$33,413) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Strawberry?
7.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Strawberry?
30 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Strawberry work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Francisco (33%, 9 mi), San Rafael (6%, 6 mi), Mill Valley (4%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Strawberry walkable?
Strawberry is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 13.2 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Strawberry without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 32% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Strawberry, from the people who make the trip.
More of Strawberry
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.