With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Goodmanville works elsewhere
0% of workers work from home, against 17% across California. Employers in Goodmanville report 15 jobs for 44 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Goodmanville quiets down on a workday
On a workday 44 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Goodmanville on a workday afternoon, 17% 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.
43% of working residents work in Bakersfield
Where Goodmanville clocks in
43% of workers
9% of workers
2% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Goodmanville
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Goodmanville, 2013 → 2023: 81 → 15. 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 Goodmanville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Goodmanville
of Goodmanville workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 63 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 Goodmanville works
About 25% 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.
43% of Goodmanville works in a town next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Goodmanville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodmanville | – | — | — | — | $154,034 |
| Bakersfield | 43% | C+ | B+ | 24 min | $80,540 |
| Rivergrove | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rivergrove: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bakersfield. Darker towns draw more of Goodmanville’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 Goodmanville: questions
What is the median household income in Goodmanville?
$154,034 (±$84,310) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Goodmanville?
0.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Goodmanville work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bakersfield (43%, 8 mi), Oildale (9%, 5 mi), McFarland (2%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Goodmanville 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 Goodmanville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Goodmanville
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.