Work & commute · Julian

Work & commute in Julian, CA

About one in 5 of Julian’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are San Diego (24%), Los Angeles (5%) and Ramona (2%). Half commute less than 35 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

20%

117 of 584 working residents

Typical commute

35 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

47 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

33%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 467 Julian residents head out of town to work, 117 work right here, and 423 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Julian.

467live here, work elsewhere

117live and work here

423work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Julian goes to work

San Diego35.1 mi away

24%139

Julian (in town)right here

20%117

Los Angeles123.6 mi away

5%27

Ramona16.8 mi away

2%14

Carlsbad40.5 mi away

2%12

Poway25.8 mi away

2%11

Chula Vista39.5 mi away

2%10

El Cajon28.6 mi away

1%8

San Marcos33.9 mi away

1%8

Escondido28.4 mi away

1%8

Everywhere elseother towns and states

39%230

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

How far

How far Julian commutes

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

26%

44%

21%

26%Under 10 mi

9%10–24 mi

44%25–50 mi

21%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Julian is balanced between jobs and homes

0.92jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.92 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Julian are

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

Jobs based in Julian

540 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)70%

$1,250 a month or less29%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month36%

Jobs Julian residents hold

584 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)68%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month54%

−45%

Jobs based in Julian, 2013 → 2023: 982 → 540. 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.