Photo: Almonroth · CC BY-SA 3.0Work, pay and getting to work in Groveland
Home is the office for 0% of workers, next to 17% for California as a whole. Only 5% work in Groveland itself; outside it, Pine Mountain Lake draws the most (7%, 4 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 34 minutes; California averages 29, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Groveland: the figures worth knowing
A big share show a job far from home
61% 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 ↓
Few Groveland workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 17% across California. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Groveland workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 29 across California. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 269 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far Groveland goes to work
About 61% 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 trip to work from Groveland: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Groveland workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 116 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.
Groveland quiets down on a workday
On a workday 255 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 177 people come in from elsewhere.
About 410 people are in Groveland on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.71 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 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Groveland’s residents
Where Groveland clocks in
7% of workers
3% 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.
Jobs in Groveland: what the 191 are
191 jobs are based in Groveland.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Groveland, 2013 → 2023: 208 → 191. 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 Groveland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Around Groveland: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Groveland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groveland | – | — | — | 34 min | $49,500 |
| Pine Mountain Lake | 7% | C+ | B+ | 42 min | $79,387 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Pine Mountain Lake. Darker towns draw more of Groveland’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 Groveland: questions
What is the median household income in Groveland?
$49,500 (±$23,795) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Groveland?
19.6%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Groveland?
34 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Groveland work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pine Mountain Lake (7%, 4 mi), San Francisco (3%, 119 mi), Fresno (3%, 76 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Groveland 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 Groveland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Groveland
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.