Photo: Fruitianslip · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Templeton are higher than in 87% of U.S. towns
For 9% of workers, the job is at home; California has 17%. Poverty touches 4.2% of residents, where California as a whole has 12.0%. Jobs and income earn Templeton B+; getting around on foot earns it B.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Templeton apart
Commutes from Templeton are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 29 across California. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical California worker. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Templeton works one town over
26% of working residents work in a town that borders Templeton: El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) (14%) and Atascadero (12%). Next door ↓
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.
The figures behind Templeton’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Templeton is better than 68% of U.S. towns, #323 of 847 in California. Household income holds Templeton’s grade up ($117,063, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Templeton could be anywhere from B− to A.
The trip to work from Templeton: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Templeton workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,892 commuters (the 9% 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.
Who leaves Templeton for work, and who comes in
On a workday 3,035 residents head out to work, 446 work right here, and 3,832 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 (1.23 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.
14% of working residents work in El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)
Where Templeton clocks in
14% of workers
12% 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.
The kinds of work in Templeton
4,278 jobs are based in Templeton.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Templeton, 2013 → 2023: 3,768 → 4,278. 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 Templeton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Templeton commutes less than 18 miles
About 27% 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.
The commute in Templeton is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Templeton is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns, #658 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.8% 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 4,257 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 1.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 65% 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). 2.0% of Templeton households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Templeton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 2,790 U.S. towns of 6,700 to 12,900, Templeton comes 1,174th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 16 | Piedmont CA | 10,642 | $250K | 4.3% | 1.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | Gold River CA | 7,924 | $175K | 2.9% | 2.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 92 | Sierra Madre CA | 10,620 | $144K | 4.6% | 2.6% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,172 | Lugoff SC | 9,786 | $69K | 8.1% | 1.9% | 8% | B+ |
| 1,173 | Eden NY | 7,513 | $97K | 9.7% | 4.0% | 12% | B+ |
| 1,174 | Templeton CA | 9,580 | $117K | 4.2% | 5.7% | 13% | B+ |
| 1,175 | Winooski VT | 8,239 | $80K | 13.8% | 1.2% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,176 | Bridgewater VA | 6,924 | $75K | 6.3% | 3.4% | 12% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,790 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Templeton, the top three, the last and three more from California.
26% of Templeton works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) (14%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Templeton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Templeton | – | B+ | B | 21 min | $117,063 |
| El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) | 14% | C+ | A− | 26 min | $92,228 |
| Atascadero | 12% | B− | B+ | 23 min | $91,429 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Templeton’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 Templeton: questions
What is the median household income in Templeton?
$117,063 (±$12,108) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Templeton?
4.2%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Templeton?
21 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Templeton work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) (14%, 6 mi), San Luis Obispo (12%, 20 mi), Atascadero (12%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Templeton walkable?
Templeton is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 8.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Templeton without a car?
0% 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 Templeton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Templeton
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.