Villa Park’s household incomes are higher than in 98% of U.S. towns
7.8% of residents live below the poverty line; California has 12.0%. The two grades for Villa Park are A for jobs and income and A for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 0.6 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 17.5 in Los Angeles.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Villa Park, in brief
The better-paid jobs are outside Villa Park
71% of Villa Park residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 45% of the jobs based in Villa Park pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Villa Park
26% of Villa Park workers work from home, against 17% across California. Time on the road ↓
Commutes from Villa Park are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 29 across California. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical California worker. Time on the road ↓
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 four measures behind Villa Park’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Villa Park is better than 94% of U.S. towns, #29 of 847 in California. Household income is its strongest input ($202,245, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns. It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Villa Park could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Villa Park
1,335 jobs are based in Villa Park.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Villa Park, 2013 → 2023: 1,168 → 1,335. 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 Villa Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Villa Park: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Villa Park workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,591 commuters (the 26% 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.
A workday in Villa Park: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 2,563 residents head out to work, 108 work right here, and 1,227 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,300 people are in Villa Park on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.50 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.
12% of working residents work in Orange
Where Villa Park clocks in
12% of workers
10% of workers
9% 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.
Miles to work from Villa Park
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.
Villa Park is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Villa Park is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns, #187 of 847 in California. Both inputs place Villa Park near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,148 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 38% 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 0.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 52% 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 Villa Park households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Villa Park’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Villa Park is 241st of 3,428 U.S. towns of 4,000 to 7,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | Las Flores CA | 5,513 | $212K | 4.8% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 67 | Broadmoor CA | 4,586 | $167K | 2.5% | 2.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 116 | La Habra Heights CA | 5,327 | $180K | 4.9% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 239 | Williamsville NY | 5,478 | $99K | 5.9% | 1.4% | 5% | A |
| 240 | Pelham Manor NY | 5,631 | $250K | 2.5% | 5.2% | 5% | A |
| 241 | Villa Park CA | 5,645 | $202K | 7.8% | 2.9% | 4% | A |
| 242 | Jamesburg NJ | 5,819 | $111K | 2.8% | 3.5% | 5% | A |
| 243 | Harrington Park NJ | 5,052 | $181K | 6.8% | 3.3% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,428 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Villa Park, the top three, the last and three more from California.
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 Villa Park: questions
What is the median household income in Villa Park?
$202,245 (±$40,354) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Villa Park?
7.8%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Villa Park?
23 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Villa Park work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Orange (12%, 4 mi), Irvine (10%, 10 mi), Anaheim (9%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Villa Park walkable?
Villa Park is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 10.4 out of 20, and 9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Villa Park without a car?
3% 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 Villa Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Villa Park
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.