Jobs, income and commuting in Jenner, CA
Hardly any work in Jenner; the top destination outside it is San Francisco (13%, 61 miles). 100% of workers have no commute at all, next to 17% for California as a whole. Employers in Jenner report 37 jobs, against 40 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Jenner for work, and who comes in
On a workday 40 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 15 people are in Jenner on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.93 per resident).
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 Jenner’s residents
Where Jenner clocks in
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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jenner, 2013 → 2023: 37 → 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 Jenner’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Jenner
of Jenner workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Near or far: the trip to work from Jenner
About 43% 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 Jenner: questions
What is the poverty rate in Jenner?
0.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Jenner work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Francisco (13%, 61 mi), Sea Ranch (10%, 26 mi), Healdsburg (5%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Jenner, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jenner
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.