Work & commute in Thousand Palms, CA
Most working residents leave Thousand Palms for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Palm Desert (13%), Palm Springs (12%) and Rancho Mirage (8%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute timesWho leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 2,677 Thousand Palms residents head out of town to work, 202 work right here, and 5,570 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Thousand Palms.
Where Thousand Palms goes to work
Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.
How far Thousand Palms commutes
Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Thousand Palms is a job hub
2.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
What the jobs in Thousand Palms are
5,772 jobs are based in Thousand Palms. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Thousand Palms’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Jobs based in Thousand Palms
Jobs Thousand Palms residents hold
Jobs based in Thousand Palms, 2013 → 2023: 3,644 → 5,772. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
How to read this page
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.