Photo: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0Vernon has 113.5 jobs for every working resident: 33,597 people commute in to work
10% of workers have no commute at all (California 17%). There are 33,704 jobs in Vernon, and 297 of its residents work somewhere. The trip to work takes 25 minutes on average, where California has 29 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Vernon: the gist
Vernon fills up on a workday
Vernon has 33,704 jobs, 113.5 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 34,000 people are in town, 162 times the 210 who live here. Day and night ↓
Most Vernon residents work close to home
72% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 3% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Vernon and Los Angeles trade workers both ways
Los Angeles is the top workplace for Vernon residents (23%) and also where the most people who work in Vernon come from (26% of its jobs). 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; with 297 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Vernon
On a workday 190 residents head out to work and 107 work right here.
About 34,000 people are in Vernon on a workday afternoon, 16139% more 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Vernon
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.
Where Vernon’s workers come from
Where Vernon clocks in
2% 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.
Goods jobs make up 41% of work in Vernon
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Vernon, 2013 → 2023: 38,161 → 33,704. 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 Vernon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes to work from Vernon
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Vernon workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 102 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.
Vernon and its neighbors: 23% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Vernon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon | – | — | — | 25 min | $70,667 |
| Los Angeles | 23% | B− | A+ | 31 min | $81,939 |
| Huntington Park | under 2% | C | A+ | 32 min | $59,996 |
| Maywood | under 2% | C | A+ | 31 min | $60,943 |
| Bell | under 2% | C | A+ | 30 min | $61,020 |
| Commerce | under 2% | B+ | A+ | 27 min | $77,064 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Los Angeles. Darker towns draw more of Vernon’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 Vernon: questions
What is the median household income in Vernon?
$70,667 (±$13,867) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Vernon?
7.3%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Vernon?
25 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Vernon work?
36% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Los Angeles (23%, 12 mi), El Segundo (2%, 14 mi), Inglewood (2%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Vernon without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Vernon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Vernon
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.