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Jobs & commute in Campo Seco

Campo Seco has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Hardly any stay in Campo Seco for work; outside it, Stockton is the main destination (10%, 30 miles). 7 jobs are based in Campo Seco, against 137 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 17% across California.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Campo Seco quiets down on a workday

On a workday 136 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.

136live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
6work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night130
Workday2
130live here− 140head out to work+ 6come in to work= 2on a workday

About 2 people are in Campo Seco on a workday afternoon, 98% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.05jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 map

Out of Campo Seco to work: where people go

Escalon: 2 residents work here (1%)Angels: 3 residents work here (2%)Ione: 3 residents work here (2%)San Carlos: 3 residents work here (2%)Lodi: 4 residents work here (3%)Modesto: 5 residents work here (4%)Sacramento: 5 residents work here (4%)Stockton: 14 residents work here (10%)Valley Springs: 8 residents work here (6%)Campo SecoWallaceMono CityRancho CalaverasSan Andreas: 12 residents work here (9%)OrangevaleStocktonSan AndreasValley SpringsModestoSacramentoLodiCampo Seco
1
Stockton29.7 mi away
10%14
2
San Andreas10.3 mi away
9%12
3
Valley Springs2.8 mi away
6%8
4
Modesto41.1 mi away
4%5
5
Sacramento40.8 mi away
4%5
6
Lodi24.4 mi away
3%4
7
Angels19.6 mi away
2%3
8
Ione10.9 mi away
2%3
9
San Carlos91.6 mi away
2%3
10
Escalon30.6 mi away
1%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
57%78
The top trips

Where Campo Seco clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Most jobs in Campo Seco are in services

Jobs based in Campo SecoJobs Campo Seco residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%17%
Trade, transport & utilities0%21%
Services: health, schools, offices100%62%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month29%23%
Over $3,333 a month71%62%

Who does it

29 or younger71%23%
30 to 5414%49%
55 and older14%28%
−89%

Jobs based in Campo Seco, 2013 → 2023: 63 → 7. 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 Campo Seco’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Getting to work from Campo Seco takes about 40 minutes

A year of commuting
307 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Campo Seco40 min
California29 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Campo Seco workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Campo Seco gets to work
30%Drive alone
70%Carpool

Share of the 83 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.

How far

How many miles Campo Seco commutes

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miStockton: 10% · 29.7 miSan Andreas: 9% · 10.3 miValley Springs: 6% · 2.8 miModesto: 4% · 41.1 miSacramento: 4% · 40.8 miLodi: 3% · 24.4 miAngels: 2% · 19.6 miIone: 2% · 10.9 miSan Carlos: 2% · 91.6 miEscalon: 1% · 30.6 miStockton 10%San Andreas 9%Valley Springs 6%Modesto 4%Sacramento 4%Campo Seco
Campo SecoTop destinations (size = commuters)
12%Under 10 mi16 residents
23%10–24 mi32 residents
44%25–50 mi60 residents
21%Over 50 mi29 residents

About 21% 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 to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Campo Seco: questions

What is the poverty rate in Campo Seco?

0.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Campo Seco?

40 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Campo Seco work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stockton (10%, 30 mi), San Andreas (9%, 10 mi), Valley Springs (6%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Campo Seco 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 Campo Seco, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Campo Seco

Campo Seco home →

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.