Most of Lake Hughes commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
100 jobs are based in Lake Hughes; 259 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Lake Hughes; the top destination outside it is Los Angeles (33%, 46 miles). Commuters spend 46 minutes getting to work on average; California averages 29, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Lake Hughes, in brief
Lake Hughes workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 46 minutes each way, against 29 across California. Over a year that’s about 353 hours of commuting, 130 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
One in three of Lake Hughes works in Los Angeles
85 working residents, 33%, have their main job in Los Angeles, 46 miles away. That’s far more as work in Lake Hughes itself. 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 259 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting from Lake Hughes: about 46 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lake Hughes workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 267 commuters (the 19% 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.
The towns that employ Lake Hughes’ residents
Where Lake Hughes clocks in
15% 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.
Who leaves Lake Hughes for work, and who comes in
On a workday 259 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 100 people come in from elsewhere.
About 730 people are in Lake Hughes on a workday afternoon, 18% 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.
Making and building: 28% of jobs based in Lake Hughes
100 jobs are based in Lake Hughes.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake Hughes, 2014 → 2024: 106 → 100. 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 Lake Hughes’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Lake Hughes commutes
About 24% 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.
Around Lake Hughes: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lake Hughes workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Hughes | – | — | — | 46 min | $113,516 |
| Elizabeth Lake | under 2% | B+ | B− | 39 min | $120,078 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lake Hughes’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 Lake Hughes: questions
What is the median household income in Lake Hughes?
$113,516 (±$70,034) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lake Hughes?
8.3%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lake Hughes?
46 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lake Hughes work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Los Angeles (33%, 46 mi), Santa Clarita (15%, 19 mi), Burbank (5%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Lake Hughes 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 Lake Hughes, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake Hughes
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.