Eagle Borax Works · Photo: Plazak · CC BY-SA 3.0Jobs, income and commuting in Furnace Creek, CA
For 0% of workers, the job is at home (California 17%). Hardly any work in Furnace Creek; the top destination outside it is Lone Pine (35%, 68 miles). No jobs are based in Furnace Creek in the Census job records; 26 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Furnace Creek
On a workday 26 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 47 people are in Furnace Creek on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
The towns that employ Furnace Creek’s residents
Where Furnace Creek clocks in
12% 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.
Working from home in Furnace Creek
of Furnace Creek workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 57 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.
Where in the region Furnace Creek works
About 88% 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.
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 Furnace Creek: questions
What is the median household income in Furnace Creek?
$47,917 (±$47,595) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Furnace Creek?
38.4%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Furnace Creek work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lone Pine (35%, 68 mi), Bishop (12%, 106 mi), Greenfield (4%, 243 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Furnace Creek without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Furnace Creek, from the people who make the trip.
More of Furnace Creek
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.