For about half of its working residents, Cartago is a commute to Lone Pine
A typical one-way commute lasts 11 minutes, next to 29 for California and 26 for the U.S. For 0% of workers, the job is at home; California has 17%. Hardly any stay in Cartago for work; outside it, Lone Pine is the main destination (47%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Cartago, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 15 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 34 people are in Cartago on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Cartago to work: where people go
Where Cartago clocks in
7% of workers
7% 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.
How long Cartago spends getting to work: about 11 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cartago workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 24 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.
Where in the region Cartago works
About 47% 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.
Around Cartago: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cartago workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartago | – | — | — | 11 min | $80,694 |
| Olancha | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Olancha: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cartago’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 Cartago: questions
What is the median household income in Cartago?
$80,694 (±$35,968) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cartago?
0.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cartago?
11 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cartago work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Cartago without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 28% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cartago, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cartago
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.