Ross, CA

About Ross

Ross is a very small town located in the state of California. With a population of 2,310 people and just one neighborhood, Ross is the 606th largest community in California. Ross has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Ross is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 95.11% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Ross is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ross who work in management occupations (19.13%), sales jobs (12.39%), and business and financial occupations (9.02%).

Of important note, Ross is also a town of artists. Ross has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Ross's character.

Also of interest is that Ross has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Ross telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.25% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In addition, Ross is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Ross is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Ross a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Ross has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Ross's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

In Ross, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.53 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. However, the town is also quite pedestrian-friendly, because many neighborhoods are very dense and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot. </