Kings Beach has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.6 for each
For jobs and income Kings Beach is better than 31% of U.S. towns (C); for walkability it is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (A). Employers in Kings Beach report 565 jobs; 1,012 of its residents have a job. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 2.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 7.8 in Sacramento.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Kings Beach
A big share show a job far from home
52% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Commutes from Kings Beach are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 29 across California. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical California worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Kings Beach workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 17% across California. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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.
Kings Beach’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
The poverty rate holds Kings Beach’s grade up (6.8%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 3% of U.S. towns).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Kings Beach could be anywhere from D− to A−.
Near or far: the trip to work from Kings Beach
About 52% 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.
Time on the road from Kings Beach: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kings Beach workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,549 commuters (the 3% 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.
Kings Beach quiets down on a workday
On a workday 911 residents head out to work, 101 work right here, and 464 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Kings Beach 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.
6% of working residents work in Truckee
Where Kings Beach clocks in
6% 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.
Jobs in Kings Beach: what the 565 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kings Beach, 2013 → 2023: 473 → 565. 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 Kings Beach’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Kings Beach
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 4.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 7.1% across California.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,590 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 21% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 73% 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). 0.0% of Kings Beach households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Kings Beach’s commuters take a bus or train.
Kings Beach places 3,302nd of 4,969 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 33 | Harmony Grove CA | 2,585 | $227K | 4.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 85 | Ross CA | 2,304 | $250K | 4.8% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 111 | Fairbanks Ranch CA | 2,703 | $250K | 5.5% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,300 | Meyersdale PA | 1,986 | $66K | 10.0% | 4.3% | 8% | C |
| 3,301 | Kingwood WV | 2,937 | $71K | 16.2% | 4.4% | 17% | C |
| 3,302 | Kings Beach CA | 2,736 | $68K | 6.8% | 5.1% | 10% | C |
| 3,303 | Jewett City CT | 3,456 | $56K | 13.9% | 5.3% | 3% | C |
| 3,304 | Clio MI | 2,478 | $53K | 20.0% | 4.2% | 3% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,969 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Kings Beach, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Around Kings Beach: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Tahoe Vista (5%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kings Beach workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Beach | – | C | A | 21 min | $68,153 |
| Tahoe Vista | 5% | B− | A+ | 20 min | $113,314 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kings Beach’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 Kings Beach: questions
What is the median household income in Kings Beach?
$68,153 (±$27,183) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kings Beach?
6.8%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kings Beach?
21 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kings Beach work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Truckee (6%, 12 mi), Sunnyside-Tahoe City (6%, 11 mi), Tahoe Vista (5%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Kings Beach walkable?
Kings Beach is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 14.0 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Kings Beach without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 21% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kings Beach, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kings Beach
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.