Dustin Acres has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working residents average 29 minutes each way, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. Employers in Dustin Acres report 21 jobs, against 183 working residents. Hardly any work in Dustin Acres itself; outside it, Bakersfield draws the most (17%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Dustin Acres
On a workday 183 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Dustin Acres on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
Out of Dustin Acres to work: where people go
Where Dustin Acres clocks in
17% of workers
12% 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.
Dustin Acres works in goods: 86% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dustin Acres, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 21. 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 Dustin Acres’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 29 minutes to work from Dustin Acres
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dustin Acres workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 259 commuters (the 12% 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 Dustin Acres
About 46% 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.
Dustin Acres and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dustin Acres workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Acres | – | — | — | 29 min | $87,788 |
| Valley Acres | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Valley Acres: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dustin Acres’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 Dustin Acres: questions
What is the median household income in Dustin Acres?
$87,788 (±$38,177) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dustin Acres?
1.4%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dustin Acres?
29 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dustin Acres work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bakersfield (17%, 21 mi), Taft (12%, 7 mi), Los Angeles (7%, 99 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dustin Acres 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 Dustin Acres, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dustin Acres
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.