Beckwourth has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Only 1% work in Beckwourth; the top destination outside it is Portola (21%, 4 miles). Employers in Beckwourth report 39 jobs; 193 of its residents have a job. 0% of workers have no commute at all, against 17% across California.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Beckwourth quiets down on a workday
On a workday 191 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Beckwourth on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Beckwourth goes to work
Where Beckwourth clocks in
21% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
69% of the jobs in Beckwourth pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Beckwourth, 2013 → 2023: 40 → 39. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Beckwourth’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Beckwourth
of Beckwourth workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 90 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across California: 79% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Where in the region Beckwourth works
About 34% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to Beckwourth
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Beckwourth workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beckwourth | – | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Davis | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lake Davis: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Beckwourth’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Beckwourth: questions
What is the poverty rate in Beckwourth?
0.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Beckwourth work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portola (21%, 4 mi), Delleker (6%, 5 mi), Reno (5%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Beckwourth without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Beckwourth, from the people who make the trip.
More of Beckwourth
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.