Blairsden has 3.0 jobs for every working resident: 33 people commute in to work
Hardly any work in Blairsden; the top destination outside it is Oakland (18%, 164 miles). 33 jobs are based in Blairsden, and 11 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Blairsden
On a workday 11 residents head out to work and none work right 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 the people who work in Blairsden live
Where Blairsden clocks in
18% of workers
9% of workers
9% 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.
Jobs in Blairsden: what the 33 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blairsden, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 33. 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 Blairsden’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Blairsden
About 64% 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.
The towns around Blairsden
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blairsden workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blairsden | – | — | — | — | — |
| Graeagle | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Graeagle: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Blairsden’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 Blairsden: questions
Where do people who live in Blairsden work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Oakland (18%, 164 mi), Portola (9%, 8 mi), Placerville (9%, 73 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Blairsden, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blairsden
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.