Photo: Rockero at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Upland top those of 81% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 5.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 4.3 in Riverside. Poverty touches 9.3% of residents (California 12.0%). The two grades for Upland are B+ 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
What sets Upland apart on work
Upland’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Upland is Los Angeles, 44 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (2,719) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
No single place dominates Upland’s commute
The biggest draw, Los Angeles, gets only 8% of working residents, and 52% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Upland residents fan out across the region. 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.
Where Upland’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Upland is better than 71% of U.S. towns, #277 of 847 in California. Job access by car holds Upland’s grade up (ahead of 89% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Upland could be anywhere from B to A−.
How many miles Upland commutes
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.
8% of working residents work in Los Angeles
Where Upland clocks in
8% of workers
7% 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.
In and out of Upland on a workday
On a workday 29,982 residents head out to work, 3,026 work right here, and 24,305 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 (0.83 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.
Jobs in Upland: what the 27,331 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Upland, 2013 → 2023: 23,785 → 27,331. 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 Upland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Upland’s commute takes about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Upland workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 33,888 commuters (the 14% 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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Upland
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Upland is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns, #380 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.4% 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 39,295 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 57% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 21% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 5.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 84% 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). 4.2% of Upland households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Upland’s commuters take a bus or train.
Upland next to U.S. towns of 56,000 to 107,000: 235th of 560 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Cupertino CA | 58,333 | $235K | 4.1% | 4.0% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | South San Francisco CA | 64,941 | $137K | 6.7% | 2.8% | 12% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 31 | Dublin CA | 71,602 | $214K | 4.5% | 3.8% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 233 | Chino Hills CA | 77,519 | $126K | 7.6% | 6.9% | 6% | B+ |
| 234 | Hamburg NY | 60,768 | $89K | 6.1% | 5.2% | 19% | B+ |
| 235 | Upland CA | 79,446 | $106K | 9.3% | 5.4% | 9% | B+ |
| 236 | Southampton NY | 71,601 | $129K | 9.0% | 4.1% | 33% | B+ |
| 237 | Old Bridge Township NJ | 70,228 | $105K | 7.8% | 7.0% | 7% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 560 | Albany GA | 66,907 | $47K | 27.5% | 11.2% | 51% | 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 Upland, the top three, the last and three more from California.
The towns next door employ 15% of Upland
The biggest share goes to Ontario (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Upland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upland | – | B+ | A− | 31 min | $105,830 |
| Rancho Cucamonga | 7% | B+ | B+ | 32 min | $111,895 |
| San Antonio Heights | under 2% | A− | C+ | 32 min | $138,750 |
| Ontario | 8% | B | A− | 32 min | $88,941 |
| Montclair | under 2% | C+ | A | 30 min | $77,659 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Upland’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 Upland: questions
What is the median household income in Upland?
$105,830 (±$3,727) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Upland?
9.3%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Upland?
31 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Upland work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Los Angeles (8%, 44 mi), Ontario (8%, 6 mi), Rancho Cucamonga (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Upland walkable?
Upland is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 11.4 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Upland without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 21% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Upland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Upland
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.