Lake Davis has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 4 jobs in Lake Davis for 26 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Lake Davis
On a workday 26 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
15% of working residents work in Portola
Where Lake Davis clocks in
15% of workers
8% of workers
4% 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.
Making and building: 100% of jobs based in Lake Davis
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake Davis, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 4. 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 Lake Davis’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Lake Davis works
About 50% 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.
15% of Lake Davis works in a bordering town
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lake Davis workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Davis | – | — | — | — | — |
| Beckwourth | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Portola | 15% | D− | A+ | 21 min | $44,492 |
Same-state neighbors only. Beckwourth: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Portola. Darker towns draw more of Lake Davis’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 Lake Davis: questions
Where do people who live in Lake Davis work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portola (15%, 2 mi), Reno (8%, 38 mi), Campbell (4%, 195 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lake Davis, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake Davis
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.