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Work & commute · Jamul

Work & commute in Jamul, CA

Most working residents leave Jamul for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are San Diego (39%), Chula Vista (8%) and El Cajon (7%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
3%
99 of 2,847 working residents
Typical commute
16 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
34 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
16%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,748 Jamul residents head out of town to work, 99 work right here, and 1,173 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Jamul.

2,748live here, work elsewhere
99live and work here
1,173work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Jamul goes to work

National CityLa MesaEl CajonSanteePowaySan DiegoLos AngelesChula VistaLa PresaSpring ValleyRancho San DiegoJamulAlpineSan DiegoChula VistaEl CajonLa MesaRancho San DiegoNational CityLos AngelesSanteePowayJamul
1
San Diego16.5 mi away
39%1,110
2
Chula Vista10.5 mi away
8%224
3
El Cajon7.8 mi away
7%206
4
La Mesa9.2 mi away
4%106
5
Jamul (in town)right here
3%99
6
Rancho San Diego4.2 mi away
2%60
7
National City13.8 mi away
2%57
8
Los Angeles126.4 mi away
2%55
9
Santee11.6 mi away
2%46
10
Poway20.6 mi away
1%38
Everywhere elseother towns and states
30%846

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Jamul commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

27%Under 10 mi
50%10–24 mi
7%25–50 mi
16%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Jamul is a commuter town

0.45jobs per working resident
A commuter town

0.45 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Jamul are

1,272 jobs are based in Jamul. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Jamul’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Jamul

1,272 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)18%
Trade, transport & utilities7%
Services (health, schools, offices…)75%
$1,250 a month or less16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month25%
Over $3,333 a month59%

Jobs Jamul residents hold

2,847 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)14%
Trade, transport & utilities19%
Services (health, schools, offices…)67%
$1,250 a month or less13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month24%
Over $3,333 a month63%
+4%

Jobs based in Jamul, 2013 → 2023: 1,226 → 1,272. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.
Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.
Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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