Temescal Valley has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Temescal Valley report 5,069 jobs, and 11,066 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Temescal Valley A; getting around on foot earns it C. Household incomes here are higher than in 89% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Temescal Valley apart
Temescal Valley workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 43 minutes each way, against 29 across California. Over a year that’s about 330 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Temescal Valley makes and builds things
52% of the jobs based in Temescal Valley are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Temescal Valley residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 17%. The jobs ↓
Temescal Valley has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Temescal Valley went from 3,371 in 2013 to 5,069 in 2023, +50%. The jobs ↓
Temescal Valley draws workers from far and wide
The 5,069 jobs in Temescal Valley are filled from a wide area. Temescal Valley’s own residents hold 7% and the ten next-biggest home towns 34%; the other 59% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Temescal Valley: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Temescal Valley is better than 86% of U.S. towns, #106 of 847 in California. Household income holds Temescal Valley’s grade up ($122,051, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (4.3%, 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, Temescal Valley could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
A commute of about 43 minutes in Temescal Valley
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Temescal Valley workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10,639 commuters (the 17% 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.
In Temescal Valley, 52% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Temescal Valley, 2013 → 2023: 3,371 → 5,069. 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 Temescal Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
9% of working residents work in Corona
Where Temescal Valley clocks in
9% 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.
How a workday changes Temescal Valley
On a workday 10,687 residents head out to work, 379 work right here, and 4,690 people come in from elsewhere.
About 24,000 people are in Temescal Valley on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where in the region Temescal Valley works
About 16% 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.
Most of Temescal Valley commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Temescal Valley is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns, #791 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.7% 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 12,886 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 0.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 50% 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). 4.5% of Temescal Valley households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Temescal Valley’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 1,415 U.S. towns of 21,000 to 41,000, Temescal Valley comes 328th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
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| 94 | Manhattan Beach CA | 33,122 | $204K | 4.5% | 3.8% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 105 | Saratoga CA | 30,418 | $250K | 3.3% | 4.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 122 | Lafayette CA | 25,313 | $228K | 2.9% | 4.3% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 326 | Herndon VA | 25,506 | $148K | 8.1% | 4.1% | 6% | A |
| 327 | Westborough MA | 22,894 | $142K | 6.3% | 4.3% | 14% | A |
| 328 | Temescal Valley CA | 30,069 | $122K | 4.5% | 4.3% | 3% | A |
| 329 | Wekiwa Springs FL | 23,915 | $117K | 5.3% | 4.3% | 5% | A |
| 330 | Grand Chute WI | 24,579 | $78K | 6.0% | 1.4% | 15% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,415 | Barstow CA | 24,804 | $53K | 23.1% | 11.9% | 17% | 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 Temescal Valley, the top three, the last and three more from California.
The towns around Temescal Valley
The biggest share goes to Corona (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Temescal Valley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temescal Valley | – | A | C | 43 min | $122,051 |
| Corona | 9% | B+ | B+ | 34 min | $109,242 |
| Lake Elsinore | under 3% | B | B+ | 43 min | $101,888 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Temescal Valley’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 Temescal Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Temescal Valley?
$122,051 (±$11,270) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Temescal Valley?
4.5%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Temescal Valley?
43 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Temescal Valley work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Corona (9%, 9 mi), Riverside (6%, 13 mi), Los Angeles (5%, 57 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Temescal Valley walkable?
Temescal Valley is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Temescal Valley without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Temescal Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Temescal Valley
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.