How La Porte works: jobs, income and commuting
Hardly any work in La Porte; the top destination outside it is Quincy (18%, 18 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, where California as a whole has 17%. The Census job records count 17 working residents of La Porte and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
La Porte quiets down on a workday
On a workday 17 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 36 people are in La Porte on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Out of La Porte to work: where people go
Where La Porte 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.
Working from home in La Porte
of La Porte workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 32 commuters (the 0% 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.
Half of La Porte commutes less than 35 miles
About 47% 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.
Around La Porte: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | La Porte workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Porte | – | — | — | — | — |
| Little Grass Valley | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Little Grass Valley: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of La Porte’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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of La Porte workers work outside California. The job records count 12% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in La Porte: questions
What is the poverty rate in La Porte?
0.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in La Porte work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Quincy (18%, 18 mi), East Quincy (18%, 17 mi), Larkspur (6%, 146 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around La Porte without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from La Porte, from the people who make the trip.
More of La Porte
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.