Photo: JPxG · CC BY-SA 4.0How Lebec works: jobs, income and commuting
There are 229 jobs in Lebec, against 313 working residents. Only 5% stay in Lebec for work; outside it, Bakersfield is the main destination (11%, 36 miles). Working residents average 30 minutes each way, against 29 across California and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Lebec, in brief
A big share show a job far from home
49% 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 ↓
Lebec’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Lebec is Bakersfield, 36 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (34) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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; with 313 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far Lebec’s workers travel
About 49% 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.
Who leaves Lebec for work, and who comes in
On a workday 298 residents head out to work, 15 work right here, and 214 people come in from elsewhere.
About 710 people are in Lebec on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.73 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.
Commuting out of Lebec: the destinations
Where Lebec clocks in
11% 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.
What Lebec’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lebec, 2013 → 2023: 195 → 229. 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 Lebec’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Lebec, about 30 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lebec workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 274 commuters (the 15% 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.
Lebec and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Frazier Park (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lebec workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebec | – | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Frazier Park | 4% | D− | B− | 39 min | $47,930 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lebec’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 Lebec: questions
What is the poverty rate in Lebec?
17.4%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lebec?
30 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lebec work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bakersfield (11%, 36 mi), Los Angeles (6%, 63 mi), Frazier Park (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lebec 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 Lebec, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lebec
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.