Bakersfield draws about half of Choctaw Valley’s working residents
Hardly any work in Choctaw Valley itself; outside it, Bakersfield draws the most (46%, 11 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all, where California as a whole has 17%. 11 jobs are based in Choctaw Valley, and 83 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Choctaw Valley: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 83 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 0 people are in Choctaw Valley on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.
0.13 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.
Where Choctaw Valley goes to work
Where Choctaw Valley clocks in
46% 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.
Making and building: 82% of jobs based in Choctaw Valley
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Choctaw Valley, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 11. 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 Choctaw Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Choctaw Valley
of Choctaw Valley workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 19 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Choctaw Valley
About 25% 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 Choctaw Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Choctaw Valley?
$128,646 (±$93,739) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Choctaw Valley?
0.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Choctaw Valley work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Choctaw Valley 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 Choctaw Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Choctaw Valley
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.