Earning a living in East Shore
Home is the office for 0% of workers; California has 17%. Only 2% work in East Shore itself; outside it, Lake Almanor Peninsula draws the most (27%, 4 miles). 45 jobs are based in East Shore, against 55 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through East Shore
On a workday 54 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.82 per resident).
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 East Shore’s residents
Where East Shore clocks in
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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in East Shore, 2014 → 2024: 11 → 45. 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 East Shore’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in East Shore
of East Shore workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7 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.
How far East Shore goes to work
About 29% 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.
How East Shore compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Hamilton Branch (7%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | East Shore workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Shore | – | — | — | — | $70,263 |
| Hamilton Branch | 7% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hamilton Branch: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of East Shore’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 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 East Shore: questions
What is the median household income in East Shore?
$70,263 (±$51,876) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in East Shore?
10.6%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in East Shore work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lake Almanor Peninsula (27%, 4 mi), Chester (22%, 9 mi), Hamilton Branch (7%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around East Shore 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 East Shore, from the people who make the trip.
More of East Shore
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.