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Jobs & commute in Long Barn

Long Barn has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each

Hardly any work in Long Barn itself; outside it, Sonora draws the most (7%, 16 miles). Long Barn has 5 jobs, and 86 of its residents work somewhere. Below the poverty line: 37.9% of residents, where California as a whole has 12.0%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

In and out of Long Barn on a workday

On a workday 86 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.

86live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
5work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night29
Workday0
29live here− 86head out to work+ 5come in to work= 0on a workday

About 0 people are in Long Barn on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.06jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where Long Barn goes to work

Sonora: 6 residents work here (7%)Ceres: 2 residents work here (2%)Alameda: 2 residents work here (2%)Santa Cruz: 2 residents work here (2%)Merced: 2 residents work here (2%)Sacramento: 4 residents work here (5%)Fresno: 3 residents work here (3%)Stockton: 3 residents work here (3%)Carson CityTuolumne City: 4 residents work here (5%)East Sonora: 5 residents work here (6%)Sierra VillageLong BarnMi-Wuk VillageSonoraEast SonoraSacramentoTuolumne CityFresnoStocktonLong Barn
1
Sonora15.5 mi away
7%6
2
East Sonora13.8 mi away
6%5
3
Sacramento79.4 mi away
5%4
4
Tuolumne City11 mi away
5%4
5
Fresno92.4 mi away
3%3
6
Stockton64.4 mi away
3%3
7
Ceres56.9 mi away
2%2
8
Alameda118.4 mi away
2%2
9
Santa Cruz129.7 mi away
2%2
10
Merced57.1 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
62%53
The top trips

Where Long Barn clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Most jobs in Long Barn are in services

Jobs based in Long BarnJobs Long Barn residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%10%
Trade, transport & utilities0%17%
Services: health, schools, offices100%72%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%21%
$1,251–$3,333 a month40%30%
Over $3,333 a month60%49%

Who does it

29 or younger20%28%
30 to 5440%42%
55 and older40%30%
−83%

Jobs based in Long Barn, 2013 → 2023: 30 → 5. 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 Long Barn’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

The distance from Long Barn to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miSonora: 7% · 15.5 miEast Sonora: 6% · 13.8 miSacramento: 5% · 79.4 miTuolumne City: 5% · 11 miFresno: 3% · 92.4 miStockton: 3% · 64.4 miCeres: 2% · 56.9 miAlameda: 2% · 118.4 miSanta Cruz: 2% · 129.7 miMerced: 2% · 57.1 miSonora 7%East Sonora 6%Sacramento 5%Tuolumne City 5%Fresno 3%Long Barn
Long BarnTop destinations (size = commuters)
10%Under 10 mi9 residents
16%10–24 mi14 residents
3%25–50 mi3 residents
70%Over 50 mi60 residents

About 70% 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.

Next door

Around Long Barn: the bordering towns

Sierra Village: few work hereSierra VillageLong Barn
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Jobs & commute next door

TownLong Barn workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Long Barn–————
Sierra Villageunder 3%——22 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Sierra Village: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Long Barn’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Long Barn: questions

What is the poverty rate in Long Barn?

37.9%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Long Barn work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sonora (7%, 16 mi), East Sonora (6%, 14 mi), Sacramento (5%, 79 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Long Barn, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Long Barn

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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.