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Work & commute · Topanga

Work & commute in Topanga, CA

Most working residents leave Topanga for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Los Angeles (41%), Burbank (8%) and Santa Monica (5%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
5%
155 of 3,104 working residents
Typical commute
15 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
29 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
41%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,949 Topanga residents head out of town to work, 155 work right here, and 1,045 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Topanga.

2,949live here, work elsewhere
155live and work here
1,045work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Topanga goes to work

Culver CityBeverly HillsEl SegundoSanta MonicaCalabasasBurbankPasadenaMalibuSimi ValleyThousand OaksSanta ClaritaLos AngelesSan FranciscoLong BeachTopangaLos AngelesBurbankSanta MonicaCulver CityCalabasasThousand OaksSan FranciscoBeverly HillsEl SegundoTopanga
1
Los Angeles12.4 mi away
41%1,283
2
Burbank17.2 mi away
8%244
3
Santa Monica8.6 mi away
5%163
4
Topanga (in town)right here
5%155
5
Culver City13.5 mi away
2%71
6
Calabasas4.2 mi away
2%55
7
Thousand Oaks16.7 mi away
2%55
8
San Francisco352.4 mi away
2%54
9
Beverly Hills11.7 mi away
2%49
10
El Segundo16.5 mi away
1%40
Everywhere elseother towns and states
30%935

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

How far

How far Topanga commutes

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

28%Under 10 mi
49%10–24 mi
9%25–50 mi
13%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Topanga is a commuter town

0.39jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Topanga are

1,200 jobs are based in Topanga. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Topanga’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Topanga

1,200 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)8%
Trade, transport & utilities13%
Services (health, schools, offices…)79%
$1,250 a month or less17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month26%
Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Topanga residents hold

3,104 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)9%
Trade, transport & utilities14%
Services (health, schools, offices…)78%
$1,250 a month or less16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month18%
Over $3,333 a month66%
+22%

Jobs based in Topanga, 2013 → 2023: 986 → 1,200. 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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