Work & commute · Temecula

Work & commute in Temecula, CA

About one in 5 of Temecula’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are San Diego (8%), Murrieta (6%) and Los Angeles (3%). Half commute less than 31 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

22%

9,277 of 41,455 working residents

Typical commute

31 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

36 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

19%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 32,178 Temecula residents head out of town to work, 9,277 work right here, and 42,471 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Temecula.

32,178live here, work elsewhere

9,277live and work here

42,471work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Temecula goes to work

Temecula (in town)right here

22%9,277

San Diego45.8 mi away

8%3,323

Murrieta6.4 mi away

6%2,406

Los Angeles81.8 mi away

3%1,397

Riverside34.2 mi away

3%1,376

Irvine38.8 mi away

2%844

Escondido25.1 mi away

2%654

Corona35.6 mi away

1%579

Menifee13.9 mi away

1%578

Carlsbad26.7 mi away

1%553

Everywhere elseother towns and states

49%20,468

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

How far

How far Temecula commutes

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

33%

11%

32%

24%

33%Under 10 mi

11%10–24 mi

32%25–50 mi

24%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Temecula is balanced between jobs and homes

1.25jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.25 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Temecula are

51,748 jobs are based in Temecula. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Temecula’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Temecula

51,748 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month58%

Jobs Temecula residents hold

41,455 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month65%

+19%

Jobs based in Temecula, 2013 → 2023: 43,490 → 51,748. 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.