Most of Little Valley commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Little Valley report 1 jobs; 12 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Little Valley for work; outside it, Crescent City is the main destination (8%, 168 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers, against 17% across California.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Little Valley
On a workday 12 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 49 people are in Little Valley 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where Little Valley’s working residents head each day
Where Little Valley clocks in
8% of workers
8% of workers
8% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Little Valley, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 1. 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 Little Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Little Valley
of Little Valley workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12 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 Little Valley commutes less than 65 miles
About 67% 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.
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 Little Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Little Valley?
$39,306 (±$28,924) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Little Valley?
21.7%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Little Valley work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Crescent City (8%, 168 mi), Alturas (8%, 52 mi), Susanville (8%, 43 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Little Valley 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 Little Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Little Valley
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.