With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Graeagle works elsewhere
Hardly any stay in Graeagle for work; outside it, Portola is the main destination (6%, 10 miles). 9 jobs are based in Graeagle for 180 working residents. For 5% of workers, the job is at home (California 17%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Graeagle, and who commutes in
On a workday 179 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Graeagle on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Commuting out of Graeagle: the destinations
Where Graeagle clocks in
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.
Graeagle makes things: 56% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Graeagle, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 9. 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 Graeagle’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Graeagle
of Graeagle workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 89 commuters (the 5% 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 Graeagle works
About 54% 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.
Next door to Graeagle
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Graeagle workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeagle | – | — | — | — | — |
| Blairsden | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Johnsville | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Plumas Eureka | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Blairsden, Johnsville and Plumas Eureka: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Graeagle’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 Graeagle: questions
What is the poverty rate in Graeagle?
12.1%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Graeagle work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portola (6%, 10 mi), San Francisco (6%, 167 mi), Quincy (6%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Graeagle 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 Graeagle, from the people who make the trip.
More of Graeagle
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.