Most of Cedar Ridge commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
The two grades for Cedar Ridge are C+ for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Employers in Cedar Ridge report 106 jobs; 730 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Cedar Ridge itself; outside it, Sonora draws the most (7%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Cedar Ridge stands out on work
A big share show a job far from home
63% 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 ↓
Cedar Ridge is a place people come home to
There are 106 jobs based in Cedar Ridge, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Cedar Ridge has about 1,000 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 730 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Cedar Ridge
On income, poverty and job access, Cedar Ridge is better than 37% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Cedar Ridge’s grade up (7.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 2% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (5.9%) is left out: Cedar Ridge’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Cedar Ridge could be anywhere from C− to B.
Short hops and long hauls from Cedar Ridge
About 63% 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.
Who commutes out of Cedar Ridge, and who commutes in
On a workday 725 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 101 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Cedar Ridge on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Where Cedar Ridge’s working residents head each day
Where Cedar Ridge clocks in
7% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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 Cedar Ridge: what the 106 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cedar Ridge, 2013 → 2023: 111 → 106. 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 Cedar Ridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Cedar Ridge: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cedar Ridge workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 624 commuters (the 10% 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.
Most trips from Cedar Ridge start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Cedar Ridge is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Cedar Ridge near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 694 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.9% of Cedar Ridge households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Cedar Ridge’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,760 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,300, Cedar Ridge comes 2,983rd on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
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| 16 | Ladera CA | 1,297 | $236K | 1.5% | 10.7% | 1% | A+ |
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| 19 | Baywood Park CA | 1,580 | $217K | 2.8% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 70 | Irwindale CA | 1,439 | $114K | 4.3% | 6.5% | 14% | A+ |
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| 2,981 | Port Edwards WI | 1,761 | $76K | 12.5% | 3.2% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,982 | Lafayette Township IN | 1,209 | $86K | 11.8% | 0.0% | <1% | C+ |
| 2,983 | Cedar Ridge CA | 1,671 | $82K | 7.9% | 5.9% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,984 | McGaheysville VA | 1,327 | $67K | 10.6% | 2.5% | <1% | C+ |
| 2,985 | Dallesport WA | 1,603 | $72K | 7.2% | 0.0% | 2% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,760 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Cedar Ridge, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Cedar Ridge and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cedar Ridge workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Ridge | – | C+ | D− | 33 min | $82,308 |
| Mono Vista | under 2% | C | B | 32 min | $85,769 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cedar Ridge’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 Cedar Ridge: questions
What is the median household income in Cedar Ridge?
$82,308 (±$15,349) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cedar Ridge?
7.9%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cedar Ridge?
33 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cedar Ridge work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sonora (7%, 8 mi), San Jose (4%, 100 mi), Fresno (3%, 92 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Cedar Ridge walkable?
Cedar Ridge is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cedar Ridge without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cedar Ridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cedar Ridge
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.