Earning a living in Gold Mountain
There are 39 jobs in Gold Mountain for 24 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers; California has 17%. Hardly any work in Gold Mountain; the top destination outside it is Valley Ranch (8%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Gold Mountain
On a workday 24 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 39 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Gold Mountain on a workday afternoon, 12% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Who travels to work in Gold Mountain, and from where
Where Gold Mountain clocks in
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.
Services make up most of the work in Gold Mountain
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gold Mountain, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 39. 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 Gold Mountain’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Gold Mountain
of Gold Mountain workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 51 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.
How far it is to work from Gold Mountain
About 67% 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.
The towns around Gold Mountain
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gold Mountain workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Mountain | – | — | — | — | — |
| Mabie | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Clio | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Iron Horse | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Valley Ranch | 8% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mabie, Clio, Iron Horse and Valley Ranch: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Valley Ranch. Darker towns draw more of Gold Mountain’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 Gold Mountain: questions
What is the poverty rate in Gold Mountain?
0.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Gold Mountain work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Valley Ranch (8%, 3 mi), Chester (8%, 53 mi), Portola (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gold Mountain without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 100% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gold Mountain, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gold Mountain
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.