Eureka draws about half of Humboldt Hill’s working residents
The average commute takes 17 minutes each way, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. For jobs and income Humboldt Hill is better than 46% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns (B+). Only 4% work in Humboldt Hill itself; outside it, Eureka draws the most (49%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Humboldt Hill, in a few figures
Nearly half of Humboldt Hill works in Eureka
601 working residents, 49%, have their main job in Eureka, 5.8 miles away. That’s 12 times as many as work in Humboldt Hill itself. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Humboldt Hill are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 29 across California. That’s about 92 hours a year less on the road than the typical California worker. Time on the road ↓
Most Humboldt Hill residents work close to home
66% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Humboldt Hill
Unemployment holds Humboldt Hill’s grade up (2.6%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (15.0%, U.S. 12.5%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Humboldt Hill could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Where Humboldt Hill goes to work
Where Humboldt Hill clocks in
49% of workers
8% of workers
4% 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.
About 17 minutes each way for Humboldt Hill’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Humboldt Hill workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,327 commuters (the 11% 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 Humboldt Hill works
About 16% 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.
Humboldt Hill quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,163 residents head out to work, 53 work right here, and 761 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,100 people are in Humboldt Hill on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.67 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.
Services make up most of the work in Humboldt Hill
814 jobs are based in Humboldt Hill.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Humboldt Hill, 2013 → 2023: 1,023 → 814. 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 Humboldt Hill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Driving is how Humboldt Hill gets around
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 6.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 7.1% across California, on an EPA index of 6.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,495 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 24% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 77% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.6% of Humboldt Hill households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Humboldt Hill’s commuters take a bus or train.
Humboldt Hill is 2,383rd of 4,355 U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,800 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Del Mar CA | 3,858 | $199K | 2.7% | 1.8% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 44 | Harmony Grove CA | 2,585 | $227K | 4.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 76 | Broadmoor CA | 4,586 | $167K | 2.5% | 2.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,381 | Knox Township OH | 3,914 | $71K | 11.8% | 4.0% | 5% | B− |
| 2,382 | West Chillisquaque Township PA | 2,614 | $51K | 10.6% | 2.9% | 3% | B− |
| 2,383 | Humboldt Hill CA | 3,551 | $72K | 15.0% | 2.6% | 4% | B− |
| 2,384 | Burbank WA | 3,589 | $93K | 14.5% | 4.9% | 9% | B− |
| 2,385 | Ellsworth KS | 3,092 | $67K | 10.0% | 1.6% | 40% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,355 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Humboldt Hill, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Humboldt Hill and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Humboldt Hill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Hill | – | B− | B+ | 17 min | $71,667 |
| Pine Hills | under 2% | B− | C | 19 min | $78,393 |
| Fields Landing | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fields Landing: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Humboldt Hill’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 Humboldt Hill: questions
What is the median household income in Humboldt Hill?
$71,667 (±$15,612) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Humboldt Hill?
15.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Humboldt Hill?
17 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Humboldt Hill work?
4% work in town.
Is Humboldt Hill walkable?
Humboldt Hill is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Humboldt Hill without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Humboldt Hill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Humboldt Hill
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.