Kelly Ridge has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Measured by household income, Kelly Ridge is behind 82% of U.S. towns. Employers in Kelly Ridge report 101 jobs, against 909 working residents. For jobs and income Kelly Ridge is better than 18% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns (C+).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Kelly Ridge apart on work
Kelly Ridge is a place people come home to
There are 101 jobs based in Kelly Ridge, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Kelly Ridge has about 2,000 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Kelly Ridge and Oroville trade workers both ways
Oroville is the top workplace for Kelly Ridge residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in Kelly Ridge come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 909 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Kelly Ridge’s Jobs & income grade comes from
The poverty rate holds Kelly Ridge’s grade up (12.3%, U.S. 12.5%); household income pulls it down ($54,631, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Kelly Ridge could be anywhere from D− to B.
In and out of Kelly Ridge on a workday
On a workday 890 residents head out to work, 19 work right here, and 82 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Kelly Ridge on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 2024, primary jobs.
30% of working residents work in Oroville
Where Kelly Ridge clocks in
30% of workers
11% 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 jobs make up 40% of work in Kelly Ridge
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kelly Ridge, 2014 → 2024: 63 → 101. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Kelly Ridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Kelly Ridge spends getting to work: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kelly Ridge workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 829 commuters (the 18% 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 Kelly Ridge’s workers travel
About 27% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Kelly Ridge is a driving town
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 7.1% across California, on an EPA index of 3.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,006 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 1.2% of Kelly Ridge households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Kelly Ridge’s commuters take a bus or train.
Kelly Ridge places 3,799th of 4,703 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Harmony Grove CA | 2,585 | $227K | 4.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 87 | Ross CA | 2,304 | $250K | 4.8% | 0.7% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 113 | Fairbanks Ranch CA | 2,703 | $250K | 5.5% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,797 | Dresden TN | 2,911 | $51K | 10.6% | 6.3% | 21% | C− |
| 3,798 | Troy Township OH | 2,444 | $56K | 10.3% | 6.1% | 4% | C− |
| 3,799 | Kelly Ridge CA | 2,825 | $55K | 12.3% | 5.8% | 2% | C− |
| 3,800 | Ben Bolt TX | 2,152 | $62K | 16.3% | 7.5% | 1% | C− |
| 3,801 | Centerville IN | 2,742 | $50K | 14.2% | 7.4% | 6% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,703 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 0% | 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 Kelly Ridge, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Next door to Kelly Ridge
The biggest share goes to Oroville East (8%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kelly Ridge workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Ridge | – | C− | C+ | 25 min | $54,631 |
| Oroville East | 8% | C+ | D | 29 min | $94,512 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kelly Ridge’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 2024, 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 Kelly Ridge: questions
What is the median household income in Kelly Ridge?
$54,631 (±$10,629) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kelly Ridge?
12.3%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kelly Ridge?
25 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kelly Ridge work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Oroville (30%, 6 mi), Chico (11%, 24 mi), Oroville East (8%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Kelly Ridge walkable?
Kelly Ridge is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 3.9 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Kelly Ridge without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kelly Ridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kelly Ridge
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.