More people are out of work in West Rancho Dominguez (11.4%) than in 96% of U.S. towns
For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 7.9 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 17.5 in Los Angeles. West Rancho Dominguez grades B− for jobs and income and A for walkability. Working from home is the commute for 8% of workers, where California as a whole has 17%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set West Rancho Dominguez apart
A lot of West Rancho Dominguez works one town over
37% of working residents work in a town that borders West Rancho Dominguez: Los Angeles (30%), Carson (4%) and Compton (3%). Next door ↓
West Rancho Dominguez makes and builds things
40% of the jobs based in West Rancho Dominguez are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs West Rancho Dominguez residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 14%. The jobs ↓
West Rancho Dominguez draws workers from far and wide
The 13,344 jobs in West Rancho Dominguez are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 42%; the other 55% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, 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 West Rancho Dominguez’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, West Rancho Dominguez is better than 48% of U.S. towns, #517 of 847 in California. Job access by car holds West Rancho Dominguez’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, West Rancho Dominguez could be anywhere from C+ to B.
West Rancho Dominguez makes things: 40% of its jobs are in goods
13,344 jobs are based in West Rancho Dominguez.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Rancho Dominguez, 2014 → 2024: 13,620 → 13,344. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs West Rancho Dominguez’s own residents hold wherever they work.
30% of working residents work in Los Angeles
Where West Rancho Dominguez clocks in
4% 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 daily commute in and out of West Rancho Dominguez
On a workday 9,188 residents head out to work, 345 work right here, and 12,999 people come in from elsewhere.
About 27,000 people are in West Rancho Dominguez on a workday afternoon, 16% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.40 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
West Rancho Dominguez’s commute takes about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Rancho Dominguez workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9,588 commuters (the 8% 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.
How far West Rancho Dominguez goes to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In West Rancho Dominguez, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, West Rancho Dominguez is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns, #112 of 847 in California. Both inputs place West Rancho Dominguez 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 10,433 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 60% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 7.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 91% 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). 8.8% of West Rancho Dominguez households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of West Rancho Dominguez’s commuters take a bus or train.
West Rancho Dominguez places 1,179th of 1,712 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 16,000 to 31,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 40 | Orinda CA | 19,507 | $250K | 2.2% | 3.4% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 135 | Saratoga CA | 30,418 | $250K | 3.3% | 4.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 149 | Lafayette CA | 25,313 | $228K | 2.9% | 4.3% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,177 | Imperial Beach CA | 25,206 | $86K | 14.8% | 7.1% | 5% | B− |
| 1,178 | Fort Walton Beach FL | 21,097 | $69K | 13.3% | 3.5% | 22% | B− |
| 1,179 | West Rancho Dominguez CA | 23,300 | $87K | 15.0% | 11.4% | 4% | B− |
| 1,180 | Center Township IN | 25,168 | $68K | 13.8% | 3.5% | 22% | B− |
| 1,181 | Badger AK | 18,677 | $97K | 4.2% | 7.1% | — | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,712 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 West Rancho Dominguez, the top three, the last and three more from California.
The towns next door employ 37% of West Rancho Dominguez
The biggest share goes to Los Angeles (30%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Rancho Dominguez workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Rancho Dominguez | – | B− | A | 31 min | $86,834 |
| Los Angeles | 30% | B− | A+ | 31 min | $81,939 |
| Compton | 3% | C+ | A | 31 min | $78,465 |
| Willowbrook | under 2% | C | A | 33 min | $62,582 |
| Carson | 4% | B+ | A | 28 min | $108,703 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of West Rancho Dominguez’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 2024, 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 West Rancho Dominguez: questions
What is the median household income in West Rancho Dominguez?
$86,834 (±$10,397) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Rancho Dominguez?
15.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Rancho Dominguez?
31 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Rancho Dominguez work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Los Angeles (30%, 11 mi), Long Beach (5%, 10 mi), Torrance (4%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is West Rancho Dominguez walkable?
West Rancho Dominguez is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 13.9 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around West Rancho Dominguez without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 60% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Rancho Dominguez, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Rancho Dominguez
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.