James H. and Frances E. Laughlin House · Photo: Sanfranman59 · CC BY-SA 3.0Windsor’s household incomes are higher than in 92% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 1.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 1.0 in Santa Rosa. Below the poverty line: 5.9% of residents, next to 12.0% across California. For jobs and income Windsor is better than 84% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns (A−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Windsor, in brief
Windsor and Santa Rosa trade workers both ways
Santa Rosa is the top workplace for Windsor residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Windsor come from (26% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Windsor 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.
Windsor’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
Household income is its strongest input ($133,979, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.6%, U.S. 5.2%). 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, Windsor could be anywhere from B+ to A.
25% of working residents work in Santa Rosa
Where Windsor clocks in
25% 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.
Windsor’s commute takes 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 Windsor workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11,477 commuters (the 12% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Windsor
On a workday 10,537 residents head out to work, 1,365 work right here, and 5,714 people come in from elsewhere.
About 21,000 people are in Windsor on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.59 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.
Jobs in Windsor: what the 7,079 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Windsor, 2013 → 2023: 5,515 → 7,079. 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 Windsor’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Windsor, by distance
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.
In Windsor, walking beats the bus
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.4% 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 13,034 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 90% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 30% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 67% 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). 4.5% of Windsor households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Windsor’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Windsor is 433rd of 1,576 U.S. towns of 18,000 to 35,000
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Orinda CA | 19,507 | $250K | 2.2% | 3.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 104 | Manhattan Beach CA | 33,122 | $204K | 4.5% | 3.8% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 122 | Saratoga CA | 30,418 | $250K | 3.3% | 4.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 431 | Carmel NY | 34,442 | $132K | 4.4% | 4.4% | 13% | A− |
| 432 | Holden MA | 20,526 | $142K | 4.4% | 4.7% | 7% | A− |
| 433 | Windsor CA | 25,864 | $134K | 5.9% | 3.6% | 11% | A− |
| 434 | Portsmouth NH | 23,028 | $106K | 6.8% | 2.5% | 35% | A− |
| 435 | Fort Washington MD | 25,134 | $143K | 5.3% | 5.9% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,576 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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 Windsor, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Windsor and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Larkfield-Wikiup (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Windsor workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor | – | A− | A− | 23 min | $133,979 |
| Larkfield-Wikiup | 2% | B+ | B+ | 20 min | $97,071 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Windsor’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 Windsor: questions
What is the median household income in Windsor?
$133,979 (±$15,718) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Windsor?
5.9%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Windsor?
23 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Windsor work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Santa Rosa (25%, 9 mi), Healdsburg (5%, 6 mi), San Francisco (4%, 57 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Windsor walkable?
Windsor is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 13.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Windsor without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 30% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Windsor, from the people who make the trip.
More of Windsor
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.