Where Bertsch-Oceanview earns its living
A typical one-way commute lasts 17 minutes, next to 29 for California and 26 for the U.S. Bertsch-Oceanview grades C for jobs and income and B for walkability. Household incomes here are lower than in 53% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Bertsch-Oceanview at work: what stands out
Bertsch-Oceanview and Crescent City trade workers both ways
Crescent City is the top workplace for Bertsch-Oceanview residents (32%) and also where the most people who work in Bertsch-Oceanview come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Bertsch-Oceanview are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 29 across California. That’s about 92 hours a year less on the road than the typical California worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 874 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Bertsch-Oceanview
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Bertsch-Oceanview is better than 33% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Bertsch-Oceanview’s grade up (9.6%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 12% of U.S. towns).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Bertsch-Oceanview could be anywhere from D to B+.
32% of working residents work in Crescent City
Where Bertsch-Oceanview clocks in
32% of workers
6% of workers
2% 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.
About 17 minutes to work from Bertsch-Oceanview
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bertsch-Oceanview workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 871 commuters (the 12% 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.
How far Bertsch-Oceanview goes to work
About 32% 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.
In and out of Bertsch-Oceanview on a workday
On a workday 806 residents head out to work, 68 work right here, and 469 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Bertsch-Oceanview on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.61 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
What Bertsch-Oceanview’s employers do
537 jobs are based in Bertsch-Oceanview.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bertsch-Oceanview, 2013 → 2023: 380 → 537. 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 Bertsch-Oceanview’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Most trips from Bertsch-Oceanview start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bertsch-Oceanview is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 7.1% across California.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 995 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 79% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 79% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 5.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 84% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.0% of Bertsch-Oceanview households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Bertsch-Oceanview’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Bertsch-Oceanview ranks: 3,121st of 5,102 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Harmony Grove CA | 2,585 | $227K | 4.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 73 | Rolling Hills CA | 1,641 | $250K | 5.5% | 5.6% | 2% | A+ |
| 74 | Ross CA | 2,304 | $250K | 4.8% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,119 | Hartford NY | 2,176 | $65K | 8.4% | 8.0% | 5% | C |
| 3,120 | Linden AZ | 2,502 | $98K | 12.9% | 9.1% | 3% | C |
| 3,121 | Bertsch-Oceanview CA | 2,250 | $73K | 9.6% | 4.7% | 8% | C |
| 3,122 | New Plymouth ID | 1,629 | $65K | 9.4% | 3.9% | 7% | C |
| 3,123 | Narrows VA | 2,036 | $63K | 7.1% | 1.3% | 2% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,102 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Bertsch-Oceanview, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Work next door: 32% of Bertsch-Oceanview’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bertsch-Oceanview workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertsch-Oceanview | – | C | B | 17 min | $73,173 |
| Crescent City | 32% | D− | A+ | 39 min | $35,540 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Crescent City. Darker towns draw more of Bertsch-Oceanview’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 Bertsch-Oceanview: questions
What is the median household income in Bertsch-Oceanview?
$73,173 (±$11,226) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bertsch-Oceanview?
9.6%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bertsch-Oceanview?
17 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bertsch-Oceanview work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Crescent City (32%, 2 mi), Eureka (6%, 66 mi), Redding (2%, 124 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bertsch-Oceanview walkable?
Bertsch-Oceanview is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 12.6 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bertsch-Oceanview without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 79% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bertsch-Oceanview, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bertsch-Oceanview
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.