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Jobs & commute in Carrick

Carrick has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

1 jobs are based in Carrick, and 44 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Carrick; the top destination outside it is Weed (27%, 3 miles).

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

Day and night

Who commutes out of Carrick, and who commutes in

On a workday 44 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

44live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night10
Workday0
10live here− 44head out to work+ 1come in to work= 0on a workday

About 0 people are in Carrick on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.02jobs 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

Where the trip to work from Carrick ends

Trinidad: 1 residents work here (2%)Etna: 1 residents work here (2%)DunsmuirMount Shasta: 3 residents work here (7%)Weed: 12 residents work here (27%)McFarland: 1 residents work here (2%)Anderson: 1 residents work here (2%)Yreka: 7 residents work here (16%)Arcata: 1 residents work here (2%)Sunnyvale: 1 residents work here (2%)Visalia: 1 residents work here (2%)CarrickWeedYrekaMount ShastaTrinidadEtnaMcFarlandCarrick
1
Weed2.6 mi away
27%12
2
Yreka23.6 mi away
16%7
3
Mount Shasta9 mi away
7%3
4
Trinidad96.2 mi away
2%1
5
Etna27.6 mi away
2%1
6
McFarland433.6 mi away
2%1
7
Anderson69 mi away
2%1
8
Arcata97.8 mi away
2%1
9
Sunnyvale281.2 mi away
2%1
10
Visalia389.4 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
34%15
The top trips

Where Carrick 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

100% of the jobs in Carrick pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in CarrickJobs Carrick residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%16%
Trade, transport & utilities100%16%
Services: health, schools, offices0%68%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%30%
Over $3,333 a month100%57%

Who does it

29 or younger0%16%
30 to 540%48%
55 and older100%36%

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 Carrick’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

How far Carrick goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWeed: 27% · 2.6 miYreka: 16% · 23.6 miMount Shasta: 7% · 9 miTrinidad: 2% · 96.2 miEtna: 2% · 27.6 miMcFarland: 2% · 433.6 miAnderson: 2% · 69 miArcata: 2% · 97.8 miSunnyvale: 2% · 281.2 miVisalia: 2% · 389.4 miWeed 27%Yreka 16%Mount Shasta 7%Trinidad 2%Etna 2%Carrick
CarrickTop destinations (size = commuters)
36%Under 10 mi16 residents
25%10–24 mi11 residents
5%25–50 mi2 residents
34%Over 50 mi15 residents

About 34% 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 Carrick: questions

What is the poverty rate in Carrick?

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

Where do people who live in Carrick work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Weed (27%, 3 mi), Yreka (16%, 24 mi), Mount Shasta (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Carrick, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Carrick

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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.