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Work & commute in Rosemead, CA

Most working residents leave Rosemead for work: only 9% work in town. The top destinations are Los Angeles (21%), Pasadena (4%) and Alhambra (4%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
9%
1,786 of 20,595 working residents
Typical commute
9 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
27 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
9%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 18,809 Rosemead residents head out of town to work, 1,786 work right here, and 12,378 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Rosemead.

18,809live here, work elsewhere
1,786live and work here
12,378work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Rosemead goes to work

South El MonteTemple CitySan GabrielRosemeadBaldwin ParkMonterey ParkAlhambraMontebelloEl MonteIndustryArcadiaWest CovinaPasadenaLos AngelesSouth San GabrielLos AngelesPasadenaAlhambraMonterey ParkArcadiaEl MonteIndustrySan GabrielSouth El MonteRosemead
1
Los Angeles19.1 mi away
21%4,349
2
Rosemead (in town)right here
9%1,786
3
Pasadena7.1 mi away
4%802
4
Alhambra3.2 mi away
4%734
5
Monterey Park3.2 mi away
3%701
6
Arcadia5.1 mi away
3%627
7
El Monte3.1 mi away
3%615
8
Industry8.7 mi away
3%615
9
San Gabriel2 mi away
3%572
10
South El Monte2.3 mi away
3%533
Everywhere elseother towns and states
45%9,261

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

How far

How far Rosemead commutes

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

54%Under 10 mi
32%10–24 mi
8%25–50 mi
6%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Rosemead is a commuter town

0.69jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Rosemead are

14,164 jobs are based in Rosemead. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Rosemead’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Rosemead

14,164 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)6%
Trade, transport & utilities25%
Services (health, schools, offices…)68%
$1,250 a month or less15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month36%
Over $3,333 a month49%

Jobs Rosemead residents hold

20,595 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)13%
Trade, transport & utilities22%
Services (health, schools, offices…)65%
$1,250 a month or less14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month32%
Over $3,333 a month54%
−10%

Jobs based in Rosemead, 2013 → 2023: 15,754 → 14,164. 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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