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Jobs & commute in Freeport

Freeport draws 129 commuters a day, with 7.6 jobs for every working resident

129 jobs are based in Freeport, and 17 of its residents work somewhere.

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

Day and night

How a workday changes Freeport

On a workday 17 residents head out to work and none work right here.

17live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
129work here, live elsewhere
Job hub or commuter town?
7.59jobs 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

Where Freeport’s workers come from

Rio VistaGalt: 3 workers live here (2%)DavisLodi: 5 workers live here (4%)MartinezLake Forest: 2 workers live here (2%)Napa: 2 workers live here (2%)Yuba City: 2 workers live here (2%)Walnut CreekRosevilleChico: 3 workers live here (2%)Rancho CordovaElk Grove: 16 workers live here (12%)HaywardSacramento: 12 workers live here (9%)Stockton: 3 workers live here (2%)FreeportWoodbridgeWalnut Grove: 4 workers live here (3%)Elk GroveSacramentoLodiWalnut GroveGaltChicoFreeport
1
Elk Grove7.2 mi away
12%16
2
Sacramento7.5 mi away
9%12
3
Lodi26.2 mi away
4%5
4
Walnut Grove14.5 mi away
3%4
5
Galt17.4 mi away
2%3
6
Chico91.1 mi away
2%3
7
Stockton35.2 mi away
2%3
8
Lake Forest394.9 mi away
2%2
9
Napa44.8 mi away
2%2
10
Yuba City46.7 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
60%77
The top trips

Where Freeport 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.

The jobs

Freeport works in goods: 58% of its jobs

Jobs based in FreeportJobs Freeport residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms58%41%
Trade, transport & utilities29%6%
Services: health, schools, offices13%53%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less1%6%
$1,251–$3,333 a month15%12%
Over $3,333 a month84%82%

Who does it

29 or younger18%12%
30 to 5455%53%
55 and older27%35%
+102%

Jobs based in Freeport, 2013 → 2023: 64 → 129. 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 Freeport’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

The commute from Freeport, by distance

10 mi25 mi50 mi75 miRoseville: 12% · 23.4 miElk Grove: 12% · 7.2 miSacramento: 12% · 7.5 miRio Vista: 6% · 22.6 miDavis: 6% · 14.3 miMartinez: 6% · 46.2 miWalnut Creek: 6% · 48.5 miRancho Cordova: 6% · 16.4 miHayward: 6% · 66.4 miWoodbridge: 6% · 22.7 miRoseville 12%Elk Grove 12%Sacramento 12%Rio Vista 6%Davis 6%Freeport
FreeportTop destinations (size = commuters)
29%Under 10 mi5 residents
47%10–24 mi8 residents
12%25–50 mi2 residents
12%Over 50 mi2 residents

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.

Next door

Freeport and its neighbors: 12% work next door

Jobs & commute next door

TownFreeport workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Freeport–————
Sacramento12%B−A25 min$87,321

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Sacramento. Darker towns draw more of Freeport’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

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 Freeport: questions

Where do people who live in Freeport work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Roseville (12%, 23 mi), Elk Grove (12%, 7 mi), Sacramento (12%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Freeport, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Freeport

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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.