Most of Honcut commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Only 1% work in Honcut itself; outside it, Oroville draws the most (29%, 11 miles). 50 jobs are based in Honcut, and 94 of its residents work somewhere. 46% of workers have no commute at all, against 17% across California.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Honcut, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 93 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 49 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Honcut on a workday afternoon, 16% 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.
The towns that employ Honcut’s residents
Where Honcut clocks in
29% of workers
10% of workers
5% 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.
Goods, not services: 48% of the jobs in Honcut
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Honcut, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 50. 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 Honcut’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Honcut
of Honcut workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 21 commuters (the 46% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Honcut
About 28% 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.
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 Honcut: questions
What is the median household income in Honcut?
$187,742 (±$142,603) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Honcut?
53.5%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Honcut work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Oroville (29%, 11 mi), Chico (10%, 33 mi), Sacramento (5%, 53 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Honcut 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 Honcut, from the people who make the trip.
More of Honcut
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.