With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Delleker works elsewhere
The trip to work takes 15 minutes on average (California 29, U.S. 26). Employers in Delleker report 160 jobs, and 315 of its residents work somewhere. 0% of workers have no commute at all (California 17%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Delleker apart on work
Delleker and Portola trade workers both ways
Portola is the top workplace for Delleker residents (16%) and also where the most people who work in Delleker come from (23% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Delleker are quick
The average trip to work takes 15 minutes, against 29 across California. That’s about 107 hours a year less on the road than the typical California worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
40% 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 ↓
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 315 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
16% of working residents work in Portola
Where Delleker clocks in
16% of workers
6% 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.
About 15 minutes each way, quicker than most of California
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Delleker workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 171 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Delleker
About 40% 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 leaves Delleker for work, and who comes in
On a workday 298 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 143 people come in from elsewhere.
About 570 people are in Delleker on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
71% of the jobs in Delleker pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Delleker, 2013 → 2023: 187 → 160. 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 Delleker’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Next door is work for 16% of Delleker
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Delleker workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delleker | – | — | — | 15 min | $53,698 |
| Mabie | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Portola | 16% | D− | A+ | 21 min | $44,492 |
| Iron Horse | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mabie and Iron Horse: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Portola. Darker towns draw more of Delleker’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 Delleker: questions
What is the median household income in Delleker?
$53,698 (±$14,708) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Delleker?
5.9%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Delleker?
15 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Delleker work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portola (16%, 1 mi), Reno (6%, 39 mi), East Quincy (5%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Delleker 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 Delleker, from the people who make the trip.
More of Delleker
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.