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Acton, California · Los Angeles County
Caregiver Jobs in Acton, CA
Acton is an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County where almost half of households include someone 65 or older. Los Angeles County IHSS pays $19.64 an hour, and requests from 93510 show above when families post them.
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There is no Acton city hall. The Census Bureau treats Acton as a census-designated place, and Los Angeles County's planning staff call it an unincorporated community lying south of the City of Palmdale and east of the City of Santa Clarita. Local opinion reaches the county through the Acton Town Council, an all-volunteer advisory body that holds its public meetings at 6:30 p.m. on the month's first Monday in the Acton/Agua Dulce Library. County agencies supply the services a city would: the Town Council points residents to the Sheriff's Palmdale station for non-emergency calls, (661) 272-2400, and the county's Public Works department runs the local shuttle.
The place is spread out. The Census Bureau counts 39.3 square miles of land in the CDP, against an ACS population of 7,880 (margin of error ±934), and the Town Council describes Acton as rural and equestrian, with horse properties protected by a county community standards district. Expect clients to live well apart from one another. Put 93510 in your profile, set a radius you are comfortable driving, and say clearly that you have a car. Working residents average a 47.2-minute trip to work in the ACS, and 20.1% work from home.
About a quarter of residents aged five and up (24.9%) speak Spanish at home, and 8.4% speak Spanish but have limited English, so a bilingual caregiver still has an edge with some families.
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Families looking for private caregivers near Acton, CA
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Types of caregiver jobs
Types of caregiver jobs in Acton
Older adults are a big part of Acton: the ACS 2020–2024 estimate is 1,799 residents aged 65 or above (22.8%), with 414 aged 75 to 84, and the median age is 45.9. Of the CDP's 2,696 households, 48.1% have at least one person 65 or older. One in four older residents (25.5%) reports a disability. The work families describe is mostly what lets a person stay in a house they have lived in for years: help in the shower, cooked meals, laundry, pill reminders and rides to doctors outside Acton. Giving a spouse a few hours off each week is a reasonable first job if you have no paid experience.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Pay
Caregiver pay in Acton: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim MSA (Los Angeles and Orange counties); private rates on CaregiverConnect are agreed between each caregiver and family and are not tracked by any agency.
| Measure | Hourly | Source and coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Home health and personal care aides, Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim MSA (Los Angeles and Orange counties) | $16.50 median ($17.25 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 385,530 jobs; concentration 2.22× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Los Angeles County | $19.64 | CDSS; effective January 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
| Nursing assistants, Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim MSA (Los Angeles and Orange counties) | $22.78 median | BLS OEWS, May 2025 (certified roles, for comparison) |
Who is the employer. A family that hires you directly is your employer under California's Domestic Worker Bill of Rights. The state minimum wage ($16.90 an hour from 1 January 2026; some cities set more, for example $17.75 in the City of San Diego) is the legal floor, and a personal attendant earns overtime at 1.5× after 9 hours in a day or 45 in a week. The main exceptions are IHSS recipients and an employer's own parent, spouse or child. Source: California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights FAQ.
Acton sits outside any city, so county wage law governs work done there. The Department of Consumer and Business Affairs raised the unincorporated-area minimum to $18.47 on July 1, 2026, and says the increase "applies to everyone working in the unincorporated parts of LA County, regardless of immigration status, no matter the size of the business you work for." Its notice frames coverage around people working two or more hours a week for a business or nonprofit, so an Acton shift for a home care company or a licensed care home pays at least $18.47. Whether a family that is your direct employer must pay it is not addressed on that page, so the state's $16.90 is the only floor you can count on for private work; DCBA's wage line is (800) 593-8222. BLS reports metro-wide figures that blend Los Angeles and Orange counties: aides at a $16.50 median, under the county rate, and nursing assistants at $22.78. IHSS pays $19.64.
About 2.4% of Acton's labor force was unemployed, on average, between August 2025 and August 2026, according to EDD estimates, less than half the 5.4% countywide figure and below the 5.3% for California; the monthly figures ran from 2.2% to 2.8%. EDD derives CDP figures such as Acton's from county data, so read the rate as approximate. Acton relatives who want to become paid IHSS providers can follow the Los Angeles County IHSS guide.
How to enroll as a provider in Los Angeles County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Los Angeles County guide. IHSS wages for every county we cover, with effective dates, are in the IHSS pay by county guide.
How the public numbers relate to private rates, and what affects them, is covered in the caregiver pay guide.
Rules
Caregiver requirements in California, applied to Acton
State caregiver rules apply in Acton with no local twist. An Acton household that pays you to cook, bathe and keep company with a parent needs to see no license from you. Only a licensed agency must put its aides on the state registry. Hospital and nursing-home jobs require a CDPH nurse assistant certificate. In this county the Department of Public Social Services administers IHSS through seven district offices, Lancaster among them; DPSS requires each recipient to apply for Medi-Cal if not already enrolled. The state licensing files show a very small care sector inside Acton itself: a single licensed elder care home with six beds, a second awaiting its license, and two four-bed adult residential facilities run by People's Care. State law (WIC §15630) requires paid caregivers in Acton to report suspected elder or dependent-adult mistreatment; county Adult Protective Services responds 24 hours a day on 1-877-477-3646. Our requirements guide goes through each state rule.
Local resources
Training and career resources near Acton
What an Acton caregiver can use nearby, checked on each provider's own page or state list in October 2026.
- CDPH-approved CNA programs nearest ActonThe state list has no program in Acton. Entries in Los Angeles County include College of the Canyons at 17200 Sierra Highway and 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, (661) 362-3369; The Stephanie Nursing Academy, 2231 E. Palmdale Blvd., Palmdale, (877) 876-2513; and Bell Healthcare Training School (42402 10th Street West) and High Desert Medical College (701 West Avenue K) in Lancaster.
- Acton & Agua Dulce ShuttleA county Public Works shuttle that runs Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The fixed stop in Acton is Sierra Highway at Crown Valley Road (8:45 a.m. and 3:45 p.m.), with runs to the Santa Clarita Metrolink Station, 22122 Soledad Canyon Road. Riders 60 and over or with disabilities ride free and can book curb-to-curb trips a day ahead; others pay $1. Information (626) 458-3909.
- Acton Agua Dulce Library33792 Crown Valley Road, 661-269-7101. An 11,343-square-foot county library open Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday and Saturday 10 to 6, with public computers, Wi-Fi, printing and meeting rooms.
The area
Acton in numbers
Owners occupy 92.1% of Acton's occupied homes (ACS 2020–2024), the median owner-occupied value is $733,400, and the median household income is $113,000. About 39.1% of residents are Hispanic or Latino, 5.1% of adults are veterans, and 39.0% are covered by a public insurance plan. Margins of error are wide at this size.
The CDPH facility file has no Acton entry of any kind, so there is no local hospital, clinic or nursing home to work at. Measured in a straight line from the CDP's center, the nearest general hospital in the CDPH file is Palmdale Regional Medical Center (184 licensed beds), about 6.5 miles away, and the next is Antelope Valley Medical Center in Lancaster. Palmdale addresses account for nine home health agencies and seven hospices in the same file, and Santa Clarita, Valencia, Newhall and Canyon Country for many more, so most agency and facility jobs within reach are in those cities. See Palmdale, Santa Clarita, Lancaster and the Los Angeles County page.
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Guides
Useful reading
How to become a caregiver in California: requirements, HCA registry, IHSS and CNA explained · How much do caregivers make in California and Arizona? BLS, IHSS and minimum wage (2026) · Private caregiver jobs near you: how to find them without an agency · Caregiver interview preparation: questions families ask and how to answer them
Sources (checked 2026-10-20):
- California EDD, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), 12-month average August 2025 to August 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 data profiles DP02–DP05, Acton CDP
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer, places in California (land area, internal point)
- LA County Regional Planning, Acton Community Standards District update, draft resolution (Acton described as an unincorporated community)
- Acton Town Council, home page (advisory council, meetings, Sheriff non-emergency line)
- LA County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs, July 1, 2026 minimum wage for unincorporated LA County
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- California DIR, minimum wage FAQ
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (31-1120, 31-1131)
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county (workbook sheet "IP Effective 10-1-2026")
- LA County DPSS, In-Home Supportive Services
- LA County Aging & Disabilities, Adult Protective Services
- LA County Public Works, Acton & Agua Dulce Shuttle
- LA County Library, Acton Agua Dulce Library
- CDPH, Certified Nurse Assistant training programs
- CDPH, licensed and certified healthcare facility locations (data date October 16, 2026)
- CDSS Community Care Licensing facility files (RCFE and adult residential; file date May 25, 2025)
Questions
Caregiver jobs in Acton: frequently asked questions
Is the county's $18.47 minimum the rate for Acton care jobs?
For jobs at a business or nonprofit, yes: Acton is unincorporated county territory, and DCBA's $18.47 rate from July 1, 2026 reaches workers putting in two or more weekly hours at an Acton business or nonprofit. DCBA does not say whether it reaches a family that employs you directly, so treat $16.90 as the sure floor for private household work.
Is Acton part of Palmdale or Santa Clarita?
Neither. Acton is unincorporated territory run by Los Angeles County and counted by the Census Bureau as a CDP; the Acton Town Council advises the county but is not a city government.
What does IHSS pay in Acton?
$19.64 an hour. That Los Angeles County rate took effect January 1, 2026, and covers each hour the county approves for your client. It is tied to the client's county of residence.
Is unemployment high in Acton?
No. EDD's estimate averaged about 2.4% over the year to August 2026, under half the 5.4% county rate. EDD models the Acton number from county figures.
Do Acton jobs require a car?
It is hard. The county shuttle runs only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, and the ACS shows long average commutes. Most families will expect you to drive.
Which CNA programs are closest to Acton?
Nothing on the CDPH list is in Acton. College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, and private schools in Palmdale and Lancaster, appear on the list of approved programs.
How do Acton families find caregivers here?
Through the Acton family page. Families there see caregivers nearest 93510 first; your profile is free.
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