Photo: Frank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs, income and commuting in Cherokee, CA
Hardly any work in Cherokee; the top destination outside it is Oroville (27%, 11 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home, where California as a whole has 17%. No jobs are based in Cherokee in the Census job records; 26 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Cherokee on a workday
On a workday 26 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 73 people are in Cherokee on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Commuting out of Cherokee: the destinations
Where Cherokee clocks in
27% 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.
Working from home in Cherokee
of Cherokee workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12 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.
Cherokee’s commute, mile by mile
About 38% 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.
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 Cherokee: questions
What is the median household income in Cherokee?
$70,815 (±$41,183) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cherokee?
67.7%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Cherokee work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Oroville (27%, 11 mi), Thermalito (8%, 10 mi), Colusa (4%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cherokee 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 Cherokee, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cherokee
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.