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Work & commute · Solana Beach

Work & commute in Solana Beach, CA

Most working residents leave Solana Beach for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are San Diego (38%), Carlsbad (6%) and Encinitas (6%). Half commute less than 10 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
10%
502 of 4,856 working residents
Typical commute
10 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
21 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
31%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 4,354 Solana Beach residents head out of town to work, 502 work right here, and 7,786 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Solana Beach.

4,354live here, work elsewhere
502live and work here
7,786work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Solana Beach goes to work

Del MarSolana BeachSan MarcosVistaEncinitasOceansideEscondidoCarlsbadSan DiegoLos AngelesChula VistaIrvineSan DiegoCarlsbadEncinitasLos AngelesIrvineDel MarOceansideEscondidoVistaSolana Beach
1
San Diego13.7 mi away
38%1,853
2
Solana Beach (in town)right here
10%502
3
Carlsbad9.6 mi away
6%281
4
Encinitas4.1 mi away
6%275
5
Los Angeles97.2 mi away
3%145
6
Irvine56 mi away
2%102
7
Del Mar2 mi away
2%99
8
Oceanside16.4 mi away
2%88
9
Escondido14.5 mi away
2%74
10
Vista13.7 mi away
1%56
Everywhere elseother towns and states
28%1,381

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

How far

How far Solana Beach commutes

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

48%Under 10 mi
24%10–24 mi
3%25–50 mi
25%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Solana Beach is a job hub

1.71jobs per working resident
A job hub

1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Solana Beach are

8,288 jobs are based in Solana Beach. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Solana Beach’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Solana Beach

8,288 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)9%
Trade, transport & utilities21%
Services (health, schools, offices…)70%
$1,250 a month or less12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month22%
Over $3,333 a month66%

Jobs Solana Beach residents hold

4,856 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)11%
Trade, transport & utilities16%
Services (health, schools, offices…)73%
$1,250 a month or less11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month17%
Over $3,333 a month72%