Photo: CrabTree13 · CC BY-SA 3.0Earning a living in Fulton
The poverty rate is 3.8%, against 12.0% across California. Working from home is the commute for 26% of workers, where California as a whole has 17%. Fulton has 272 jobs; 245 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Fulton: the gist
Fulton and Santa Rosa trade workers both ways
Santa Rosa is the top workplace for Fulton residents (38%) and also where the most people who work in Fulton come from (32% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most Fulton residents work close to home
61% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
A lot of Fulton works from home
26% of Fulton workers work from home, against 17% across California. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 245 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
38% of working residents work in Santa Rosa
Where Fulton clocks in
38% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Fulton
About 19% 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.
Working from home in Fulton
of Fulton workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 139 commuters (the 26% 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.
Who works in Fulton, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 242 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 269 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 (1.11 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Making and building: 58% of jobs based in Fulton
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fulton, 2013 → 2023: 262 → 272. 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 Fulton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Bordering towns draw 38% of Fulton’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fulton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton | – | — | — | — | $183,158 |
| Santa Rosa | 38% | B | A | 23 min | $99,060 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Santa Rosa. Darker towns draw more of Fulton’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 Fulton: questions
What is the median household income in Fulton?
$183,158 (±$167,147) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fulton?
3.8%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Fulton work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Santa Rosa (38%, 5 mi), Petaluma (4%, 19 mi), Windsor (3%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fulton 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 Fulton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fulton
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.