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Jobs & commute in Dos Palos Y

With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Dos Palos Y works elsewhere

Only 2% work in Dos Palos Y itself; outside it, Los Banos draws the most (6%, 11 miles). 36 jobs are based in Dos Palos Y; 100 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 10% of workers, where California as a whole has 17%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

36 jobs based here
Household income
$35K
median · California $99K
Poverty
11.7%
California 12.0%
Unemployment
37.0%
California 6.6% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
15 min
California 29 · U.S. 26
Work in town
2%
2 of 100 working residents
Work from home
10%
California 17% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

Who commutes out of Dos Palos Y, and who commutes in

On a workday 98 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 34 people come in from elsewhere.

98live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
34work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night270
Workday210
270live here− 98head out to work+ 34come in to work= 210on a workday

About 210 people are in Dos Palos Y on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.36jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Commuting out of Dos Palos Y: the destinations

Dos Palos: 5 residents work here (5%)Kerman: 4 residents work here (4%)ReedleyOakdaleLos Banos: 6 residents work here (6%)ChowchillaMorgan Hill: 3 residents work here (3%)SalinasMerced: 4 residents work here (4%)Madera: 3 residents work here (3%)Modesto: 3 residents work here (3%)TracySan Jose: 4 residents work here (4%)Fresno: 3 residents work here (3%)Stockton: 3 residents work here (3%)South Dos PalosDos Palos YLos BanosDos PalosKermanMercedSan JoseMorgan HillDos Palos Y
1
Los Banos11.1 mi away
6%6
2
Dos Palos4.3 mi away
5%5
3
Kerman38.9 mi away
4%4
4
Merced20.5 mi away
4%4
5
San Jose66.9 mi away
4%4
6
Morgan Hill55.6 mi away
3%3
7
Madera31.1 mi away
3%3
8
Modesto45.4 mi away
3%3
9
Fresno50 mi away
3%3
10
Stockton74 mi away
3%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
62%62
The top trips

Where Dos Palos Y clocks in

6% of workers
11.1 mi awayLos Banos6 Dos Palos Y residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5% of workers
4.3 mi awayDos Palos5 Dos Palos Y residents work here · Jobs & commute →
4% of workers
38.9 mi awayKerman4 Dos Palos Y residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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.

The jobs

In Dos Palos Y, 44% of jobs are in factories, building or farming

Jobs based in Dos Palos YJobs Dos Palos Y residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms44%43%
Trade, transport & utilities56%11%
Services: health, schools, offices0%46%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less14%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month42%30%
Over $3,333 a month44%54%

Who does it

29 or younger25%22%
30 to 5450%43%
55 and older25%35%
−53%

Jobs based in Dos Palos Y, 2013 → 2023: 76 → 36. 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 Dos Palos Y’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 15 minutes to work from Dos Palos Y

A year of commuting
114 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Dos Palos Y15 min
California29 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
10%

of Dos Palos Y workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Dos Palos Y gets to work
69%Drive alone
31%Walk

Share of the 83 commuters (the 10% 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.

How far

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Dos Palos Y

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miLos Banos: 6% · 11.1 miDos Palos: 5% · 4.3 miKerman: 4% · 38.9 miMerced: 4% · 20.5 miSan Jose: 4% · 66.9 miMorgan Hill: 3% · 55.6 miMadera: 3% · 31.1 miModesto: 3% · 45.4 miFresno: 3% · 50 miStockton: 3% · 74 miLos Banos 6%Dos Palos 5%Kerman 4%Merced 4%San Jose 4%Dos Palos Y
Dos Palos YTop destinations (size = commuters)
17%Under 10 mi17 residents
22%10–24 mi22 residents
22%25–50 mi22 residents
39%Over 50 mi39 residents

About 39% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Dos Palos Y: questions

What is the median household income in Dos Palos Y?

$35,368 (±$12,014) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Dos Palos Y?

11.7%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Dos Palos Y?

15 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Dos Palos Y work?

2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Los Banos (6%, 11 mi), Dos Palos (5%, 4 mi), Kerman (4%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Dos Palos Y without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Dos Palos Y, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Dos Palos Y

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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.