Most of Blacklake commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
For 29% of workers, the job is at home, next to 17% for California as a whole. Employers in Blacklake report 96 jobs, and 312 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Blacklake; the top destination outside it is San Luis Obispo (14%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Blacklake and work: the main findings
Commutes from Blacklake are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 29 across California. That’s about 69 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 ↓
Home offices are common in Blacklake
29% of Blacklake workers work from home, against 17% across California. Time on the road ↓
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 312 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A commute of about 20 minutes in Blacklake
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Blacklake workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 243 commuters (the 29% 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.
The commute from Blacklake, by distance
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.
How a workday changes Blacklake
On a workday 310 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 94 people come in from elsewhere.
About 770 people are in Blacklake on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
The towns that employ Blacklake’s residents
Where Blacklake clocks in
14% of workers
8% 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.
Blacklake is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blacklake, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 96. 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 Blacklake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns around Blacklake
The biggest share goes to Nipomo (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Blacklake’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 Blacklake: questions
What is the median household income in Blacklake?
$99,417 (±$64,715) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blacklake?
0.8%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blacklake?
20 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Blacklake work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Luis Obispo (14%, 17 mi), Santa Maria (13%, 10 mi), Arroyo Grande (8%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Blacklake 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 Blacklake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blacklake
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.