Fieldbrook has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
The average commute takes 25 minutes each way; California averages 29, the U.S. 26. There are 81 jobs in Fieldbrook, and 218 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Fieldbrook itself; outside it, Arcata draws the most (25%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Fieldbrook, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 214 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 77 people come in from elsewhere.
About 600 people are in Fieldbrook on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
Where Fieldbrook goes to work
Where Fieldbrook clocks in
25% of workers
23% 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.
Jobs in Fieldbrook: what the 81 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fieldbrook, 2013 → 2023: 44 → 81. 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 Fieldbrook’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Fieldbrook spends getting to work: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fieldbrook workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 281 commuters (the 18% 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 Fieldbrook’s workers travel
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
10% of Fieldbrook works in a town next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fieldbrook workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fieldbrook | – | — | — | 25 min | $85,673 |
| McKinleyville | 10% | C− | A− | 21 min | $73,327 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to McKinleyville. Darker towns draw more of Fieldbrook’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 Fieldbrook: questions
What is the median household income in Fieldbrook?
$85,673 (±$21,410) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fieldbrook?
5.6%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fieldbrook?
25 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fieldbrook work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Arcata (25%, 8 mi), Eureka (23%, 14 mi), McKinleyville (10%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fieldbrook without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fieldbrook, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fieldbrook
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.