With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Buena Vista works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Buena Vista itself; outside it, Jackson draws the most (9%, 9 miles). 26 jobs are based in Buena Vista; 287 of its residents have a job. 6% of workers have no commute at all, next to 17% for California as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Buena Vista
Buena Vista is a place people come home to
There are 26 jobs based in Buena Vista, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Buena Vista has about 230 people in it, 53% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
33% 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 287 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Buena Vista, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 285 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Buena Vista on a workday afternoon, 53% 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 commute from Buena Vista, by distance
About 33% 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.
Commuting out of Buena Vista: the destinations
Where Buena Vista clocks in
9% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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 Buena Vista: what the 26 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Buena Vista, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 26. 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 Buena Vista’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Buena Vista
of Buena Vista workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 163 commuters (the 6% 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.
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 Buena Vista: questions
What is the median household income in Buena Vista?
$72,031 (±$41,076) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Buena Vista?
0.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Buena Vista work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jackson (9%, 9 mi), Sacramento (7%, 35 mi), Ione (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Buena Vista 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 Buena Vista, from the people who make the trip.
More of Buena Vista
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.