At 8.7%, unemployment in Valle Vista is higher than in 91% of U.S. towns
10% of workers have no commute at all, where California as a whole has 17%. The two grades for Valle Vista are C− for jobs and income and B for walkability. Only 3% stay in Valle Vista for work; outside it, Hemet is the main destination (13%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Valle Vista apart on work
Valle Vista is a place people come home to
There are 867 jobs based in Valle Vista, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Valle Vista has about 13,000 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Valle Vista workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 29 across California. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Valle Vista
56% of Valle Vista residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 31% of the jobs based in Valle Vista pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Valle Vista has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Valle Vista went from 560 in 2013 to 867 in 2023, +55%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Where Valle Vista’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Valle Vista is better than 19% of U.S. towns, #721 of 847 in California. Job access by car holds Valle Vista’s grade up (ahead of 42% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Valle Vista could be anywhere from D to C.
Valle Vista on a workday afternoon
On a workday 6,122 residents head out to work, 172 work right here, and 695 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13,000 people are in Valle Vista on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
0.14 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.
A commute of about 38 minutes in Valle Vista
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Valle Vista workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,796 commuters (the 10% 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.
What work there is in Valle Vista: 867 jobs
867 jobs are based in Valle Vista.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Valle Vista, 2013 → 2023: 560 → 867. 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 Valle Vista’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where the trip to work from Valle Vista ends
Where Valle Vista clocks in
13% of workers
5% 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.
Valle Vista’s commute, mile by mile
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.
In Valle Vista, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Valle Vista is more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns, #668 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.0% 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 6,442 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 41% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 24% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 62% 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). 2.4% of Valle Vista households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Valle Vista’s commuters take a bus or train.
Where Valle Vista sits among U.S. towns of 13,000 to 25,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 55 | Orinda CA | 19,507 | $250K | 2.2% | 3.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 89 | Alamo CA | 14,488 | $250K | 2.1% | 3.6% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 121 | Coto de Caza CA | 15,190 | $244K | 3.0% | 3.4% | 5% | A+ |
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| 1,733 | Watertown NY | 23,517 | $52K | 20.1% | 5.3% | 44% | C− |
| 1,734 | Wisconsin Rapids WI | 18,654 | $55K | 14.8% | 6.6% | 29% | C− |
| 1,735 | Valle Vista CA | 18,602 | $67K | 16.7% | 8.7% | 3% | C− |
| 1,736 | Gantt SC | 15,401 | $47K | 25.2% | 8.2% | 3% | C− |
| 1,737 | Hannibal MO | 16,804 | $54K | 19.5% | 5.2% | 45% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,915 | 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 Valle Vista, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Work next door: 15% of Valle Vista’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Valle Vista workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valle Vista | – | C− | B | 38 min | $66,825 |
| Hemet | 13% | C− | B+ | 36 min | $57,719 |
| East Hemet | 2% | C | B+ | 36 min | $82,096 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hemet. Darker towns draw more of Valle Vista’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 Valle Vista: questions
What is the median household income in Valle Vista?
$66,825 (±$6,338) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Valle Vista?
16.7%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Valle Vista?
38 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Valle Vista work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hemet (13%, 7 mi), San Jacinto (7%, 8 mi), Riverside (5%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Valle Vista walkable?
Valle Vista is more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Valle Vista without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 24% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Valle Vista, from the people who make the trip.
More of Valle Vista
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.