Photo: Kate McGahan · CC BY-SA 3.0June Lake has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from June Lake
Half of June Lake commutes less than 47 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
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.
June Lake quiets down on a workday
On a workday 301 residents head out to work, 15 work right here, and 167 people come in from elsewhere.
About 75 people are in June Lake on a workday afternoon, 64% fewer than live here.
0.58 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.
27% of working residents work in Mammoth Lakes
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where June Lake clocks in
27% of workers
9% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
What the 182 jobs in June Lake are
182 jobs are based in June Lake. Here is what they are, next to the jobs June Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in June Lake, 2013 → 2023: 114 → 182. 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.
Working from home in June Lake
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
of June Lake workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 53 commuters (the 21% who work from home are left out). Across California: 79% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
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 June Lake: questions
What is the poverty rate in June Lake?
0.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in June Lake work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mammoth Lakes (27%, 12 mi), Bishop (9%, 48 mi), Fresno (5%, 77 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around June Lake without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from June Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of June Lake
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.