Wildomar has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The two grades for Wildomar are B− for jobs and income and B for walkability. Employers in Wildomar report 5,850 jobs, against 15,017 working residents. Household incomes here are higher than in 79% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Wildomar and work: the main findings
Wildomar has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Wildomar went from 3,294 in 2013 to 5,850 in 2023, +78%. The jobs ↓
Wildomar 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 ↓
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.
Inside Wildomar’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Wildomar is better than 53% of U.S. towns, #478 of 847 in California. Household income holds Wildomar’s grade up ($103,506, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (7.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Wildomar could be anywhere from C+ to B+.
The kinds of work in Wildomar
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wildomar, 2013 → 2023: 3,294 → 5,850. 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 Wildomar’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Wildomar: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wildomar workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 14,329 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.
A workday in Wildomar: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 14,259 residents head out to work, 758 work right here, and 5,092 people come in from elsewhere.
About 29,000 people are in Wildomar on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer 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.
10% of working residents work in Temecula
Where Wildomar clocks in
10% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Wildomar
About 22% 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.
Wildomar is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Wildomar is more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns, #608 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.5% 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 16,592 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 50% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 8% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 63% 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). 3.7% of Wildomar households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Wildomar’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Wildomar is 733rd of 1,096 U.S. towns of 27,000 to 51,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 3 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 66 | Manhattan Beach CA | 33,122 | $204K | 4.5% | 3.8% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 74 | Saratoga CA | 30,418 | $250K | 3.3% | 4.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 118 | Newark CA | 47,895 | $169K | 4.3% | 4.3% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 731 | Canton GA | 40,778 | $80K | 12.9% | 4.7% | 12% | B− |
| 732 | Wayne Township IN | 29,702 | $72K | 12.7% | 2.8% | 40% | B− |
| 733 | Wildomar CA | 37,889 | $104K | 10.6% | 7.7% | 5% | B− |
| 734 | Wenatchee WA | 35,547 | $73K | 10.4% | 3.2% | 44% | B− |
| 735 | Franklin Township OH | 33,063 | $75K | 13.7% | 4.6% | 11% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,096 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Wildomar, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Next door is work for 18% of Wildomar
The biggest share goes to Murrieta (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wildomar workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildomar | – | B− | B | 38 min | $103,506 |
| Lake Elsinore | 6% | B | B+ | 43 min | $101,888 |
| Murrieta | 9% | B+ | B+ | 37 min | $114,081 |
| Menifee | 3% | B | B | 42 min | $93,454 |
| Lakeland Village | under 2% | B− | B− | 40 min | $85,748 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wildomar’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 Wildomar: questions
What is the median household income in Wildomar?
$103,506 (±$5,691) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wildomar?
10.6%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wildomar?
38 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wildomar work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Temecula (10%, 11 mi), Murrieta (9%, 5 mi), San Diego (7%, 55 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Wildomar walkable?
Wildomar is more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 9.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wildomar without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 8% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wildomar, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wildomar
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.