Work & commute · Ramona

Work & commute in Ramona, CA

Most working residents leave Ramona for work: only 14% work in town. The top destinations are San Diego (29%), Poway (7%) and Escondido (5%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

14%

1,360 of 9,494 working residents

Typical commute

20 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

35 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

12%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 8,134 Ramona residents head out of town to work, 1,360 work right here, and 2,791 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Ramona.

8,134live here, work elsewhere

1,360live and work here

2,791work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Ramona goes to work

San Diego20.5 mi away

29%2,754

Ramona (in town)right here

14%1,360

Poway9.3 mi away

7%630

Escondido12.9 mi away

5%507

El Cajon17.5 mi away

3%297

San Marcos18 mi away

3%242

Los Angeles111 mi away

2%184

Carlsbad24.3 mi away

2%176

Chula Vista30 mi away

2%152

Santee14.6 mi away

2%143

Everywhere elseother towns and states

32%3,049

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

How far

How far Ramona commutes

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

21%

49%

14%

16%

21%Under 10 mi

49%10–24 mi

14%25–50 mi

16%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Ramona is a commuter town

0.44jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Ramona are

4,151 jobs are based in Ramona. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Ramona’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Ramona

4,151 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Ramona residents hold

9,494 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month63%

+13%

Jobs based in Ramona, 2013 → 2023: 3,675 → 4,151. 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.