Unemployment in Fruitridge Pocket (12.3%) is higher than in 97% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 5.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 7.8 in Sacramento. For jobs and income Fruitridge Pocket is better than 25% of U.S. towns (C); for walkability it is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (A). Poverty touches 30.7% of residents, next to 12.0% for California as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Fruitridge Pocket, in a few figures
Fruitridge Pocket and Sacramento trade workers both ways
Sacramento is the top workplace for Fruitridge Pocket residents (34%) and also where the most people who work in Fruitridge Pocket come from (38% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Fruitridge Pocket is a place people come home to
There are 250 jobs based in Fruitridge Pocket, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Fruitridge Pocket has about 4,000 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Fruitridge Pocket are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 29 across California. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical California worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Fruitridge Pocket
Job access by car holds Fruitridge Pocket’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Fruitridge Pocket could be anywhere from C− to C+.
34% of working residents work in Sacramento
Where Fruitridge Pocket clocks in
34% of workers
4% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Fruitridge Pocket
On a workday 2,275 residents head out to work, 23 work right here, and 227 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,000 people are in Fruitridge Pocket on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
0.11 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Fruitridge Pocket’s commute takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fruitridge Pocket workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,879 commuters (the 17% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Fruitridge Pocket
250 jobs are based in Fruitridge Pocket.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fruitridge Pocket, 2014 → 2024: 230 → 250. 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 Fruitridge Pocket’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Fruitridge Pocket’s commute, mile by mile
About 26% 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.
In Fruitridge Pocket, walking beats the bus
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,267 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 25% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 5.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 85% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 11.6% of Fruitridge Pocket households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Fruitridge Pocket’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Fruitridge Pocket is 2,614th among 3,307 U.S. towns of 4,300 to 8,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Las Flores CA | 5,513 | $212K | 4.8% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 69 | Broadmoor CA | 4,586 | $167K | 2.5% | 2.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 71 | Gold River CA | 7,924 | $175K | 2.9% | 2.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,612 | Raeford NC | 4,703 | $46K | 20.7% | 3.8% | 18% | C |
| 2,613 | Littleton NH | 6,003 | $57K | 14.3% | 3.5% | 40% | C |
| 2,614 | Fruitridge Pocket CA | 6,095 | $63K | 30.7% | 12.3% | 1% | C |
| 2,615 | Humboldt TN | 7,841 | $53K | 13.3% | 6.1% | 17% | C− |
| 2,616 | Lander WY | 7,379 | $75K | 9.5% | 7.4% | 51% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,307 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Fruitridge Pocket, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Next door is work for 34% of Fruitridge Pocket
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fruitridge Pocket workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruitridge Pocket | – | C | A | 23 min | $62,528 |
| Sacramento | 34% | B− | A | 25 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 Fruitridge Pocket’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 Fruitridge Pocket: questions
What is the median household income in Fruitridge Pocket?
$62,528 (±$14,100) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fruitridge Pocket?
30.7%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fruitridge Pocket?
23 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fruitridge Pocket work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sacramento (34%, 2 mi), Rancho Cordova (5%, 12 mi), Elk Grove (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Fruitridge Pocket walkable?
Fruitridge Pocket is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.8 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fruitridge Pocket without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. 25% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fruitridge Pocket, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fruitridge Pocket
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.