With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Lockwood works elsewhere
9 jobs are based in Lockwood, and 251 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Lockwood; the top destination outside it is Sacramento (6%, 47 miles). Working from home is the commute for 7% of workers, next to 17% for California as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Lockwood
Lockwood workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 89 minutes each way, against 29 across California. Over a year that’s about 682 hours of commuting, 460 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
55% 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 ↓
Lockwood is a place people come home to
There are 9 jobs based in Lockwood, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lockwood has about 490 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 251 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
About 89 minutes to work from Lockwood
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 28.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lockwood workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 367 commuters (the 7% 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.
How far Lockwood’s workers travel
About 55% 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.
Lockwood on a workday afternoon
On a workday 251 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Lockwood on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
The places Lockwood commutes to
Where Lockwood clocks in
6% of workers
5% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Lockwood
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lockwood, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 9. 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 Lockwood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Around Lockwood: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lockwood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockwood | – | — | — | 89 min | $134,764 |
| Amador Pines | under 2% | — | — | 50 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Amador Pines: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lockwood’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 Lockwood: questions
What is the median household income in Lockwood?
$134,764 (±$57,672) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lockwood?
8.2%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lockwood?
89 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lockwood work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sacramento (6%, 47 mi), Jackson (5%, 13 mi), Rancho Cordova (3%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lockwood without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lockwood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lockwood
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.