Few U.S. towns have unemployment as high as Clearlake Riviera’s 15.3%
Commuters spend 36 minutes getting to work on average; the California average is 29, the U.S. 26. Clearlake Riviera grades C for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 3% stay in Clearlake Riviera for work; outside it, Lakeport is the main destination (15%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Clearlake Riviera apart on work
Clearlake Riviera is a place people come home to
There are 146 jobs based in Clearlake Riviera, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Clearlake Riviera has about 3,100 people in it, 25% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Clearlake Riviera workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 29 across California. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
The four measures behind Clearlake Riviera’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Clearlake Riviera is better than 30% of U.S. towns, #654 of 847 in California. The poverty rate holds Clearlake Riviera’s grade up (6.1%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Clearlake Riviera could be anywhere from D to B−.
How a workday changes Clearlake Riviera
On a workday 1,158 residents head out to work, 31 work right here, and 115 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,100 people are in Clearlake Riviera on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
0.12 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.
Time on the road from Clearlake Riviera: about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clearlake Riviera workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,430 commuters (the 20% 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 Clearlake Riviera’s working residents head each day
Where Clearlake Riviera clocks in
15% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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.
What work there is in Clearlake Riviera: 146 jobs
146 jobs are based in Clearlake Riviera.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clearlake Riviera, 2013 → 2023: 119 → 146. 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 Clearlake Riviera’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Clearlake Riviera
About 20% 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.
In Clearlake Riviera, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Clearlake Riviera is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns, #830 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 7.1% across California.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,788 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 0.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 53% 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). 1.7% of Clearlake Riviera households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Clearlake Riviera’s commuters take a bus or train.
2,953rd of 4,112: where Clearlake Riviera ranks among U.S. towns of 2,900 to 5,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 31 | Del Mar CA | 3,858 | $199K | 2.7% | 1.8% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 67 | Las Flores CA | 5,513 | $212K | 4.8% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 75 | Broadmoor CA | 4,586 | $167K | 2.5% | 2.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,951 | Emmetsburg IA | 3,684 | $56K | 15.2% | 2.4% | 43% | C |
| 2,952 | Owego NY | 4,268 | $60K | 29.1% | 2.9% | 17% | C |
| 2,953 | Clearlake Riviera CA | 4,122 | $89K | 6.1% | 15.3% | 3% | C |
| 2,954 | Ingalls Park IL | 3,015 | $58K | 21.9% | 6.9% | 1% | C |
| 2,955 | Catskill NY | 3,697 | $79K | 11.2% | 10.7% | 15% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,112 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Clearlake Riviera, the top three, the last and three more from California.
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 Clearlake Riviera: questions
What is the median household income in Clearlake Riviera?
$89,395 (±$24,818) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clearlake Riviera?
6.1%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clearlake Riviera?
36 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clearlake Riviera work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lakeport (15%, 12 mi), Clearlake (6%, 5 mi), Santa Rosa (5%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Clearlake Riviera walkable?
Clearlake Riviera is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Clearlake Riviera 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 Clearlake Riviera, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clearlake Riviera
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.