With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Hamilton Branch works elsewhere
Working from home is the commute for 30% of workers, where California as a whole has 17%. 37 jobs are based in Hamilton Branch, against 183 working residents. Hardly any work in Hamilton Branch; the top destination outside it is Chester (19%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Hamilton Branch on a workday
On a workday 182 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Hamilton Branch on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 Hamilton Branch: the destinations
Where Hamilton Branch clocks in
8% 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.
Hamilton Branch makes things: 46% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hamilton Branch, 2013 → 2023: 28 → 37. 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 Hamilton Branch’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Hamilton Branch: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hamilton Branch workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 146 commuters (the 30% 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 Hamilton Branch
About 42% 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.
13% of Hamilton Branch works in a bordering town
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hamilton Branch workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Branch | – | — | — | 32 min | $109,118 |
| Lake Almanor Peninsula | 13% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| East Shore | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lake Almanor Peninsula and East Shore: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Lake Almanor Peninsula. Darker towns draw more of Hamilton Branch’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 Hamilton Branch: questions
What is the median household income in Hamilton Branch?
$109,118 (±$16,368) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hamilton Branch?
19.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hamilton Branch?
32 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hamilton Branch work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chester (19%, 7 mi), Lake Almanor Peninsula (13%, 2 mi), Susanville (8%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hamilton Branch without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hamilton Branch, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hamilton Branch
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.