Photo: Publichall · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Gerber commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Only 1% work in Gerber; the top destination outside it is Red Bluff (16%, 9 miles). Employers in Gerber report 164 jobs; 380 of its residents have a job. The average commute takes 12 minutes each way; California averages 29, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Gerber, in brief
Commutes from Gerber are quick
The average trip to work takes 12 minutes, against 29 across California. That’s about 130 hours a year less on the road than the typical California worker. Time on the road ↓
Gerber and Red Bluff trade workers both ways
Red Bluff is the top workplace for Gerber residents (16%) and also where the most people who work in Gerber come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
34% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 380 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
About 12 minutes to work from Gerber
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gerber workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 288 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.
The towns that employ Gerber’s residents
Where Gerber clocks in
7% of workers
6% 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.
How far it is to work from Gerber
About 34% 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.
Gerber quiets down on a workday
On a workday 375 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 159 people come in from elsewhere.
About 670 people are in Gerber on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
Goods, not services: 39% of the jobs in Gerber
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gerber, 2013 → 2023: 141 → 164. 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 Gerber’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How Gerber compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gerber workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerber | – | — | — | 12 min | $35,353 |
| Las Flores | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Las Flores: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gerber’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 Gerber: questions
What is the median household income in Gerber?
$35,353 (±$27,954) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gerber?
27.8%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gerber?
12 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gerber work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Red Bluff (16%, 9 mi), Chico (7%, 27 mi), Redding (6%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gerber 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 Gerber, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gerber
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.