Most of College City commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Home is the office for 0% of workers, against 17% across California. College City has 27 jobs, and 94 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in College City; the top destination outside it is Arbuckle (13%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through College City
On a workday 94 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in College City on a workday afternoon, 12% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ College City’s residents
Where College City clocks in
13% 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.
College City makes things: 41% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in College City, 2014 → 2024: 65 → 27. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs College City’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in College City
of College City workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 117 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.
Miles to work from College City
About 22% 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 2024.
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 2024, 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 College City: questions
What is the median household income in College City?
$67,206 (±$31,376) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in College City?
0.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in College City work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Arbuckle (13%, 3 mi), Woodland (9%, 27 mi), Colusa (7%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around College City without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from College City, from the people who make the trip.
More of College City
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.