Jobs and earnings in Lower Lake, and the trip to work
For 0% of workers, the job is at home (California 17%). The average commute takes 23 minutes each way, next to 29 for California and 26 for the U.S. There are 580 jobs in Lower Lake, against 346 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Lower Lake in brief
Lower Lake is where the jobs are
Lower Lake has 580 jobs, 1.7 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Few Lower Lake workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 17% across California. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Commutes from Lower Lake are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 29 across California. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical California worker. Time on the road ↓
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 346 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Lower Lake on a workday afternoon
On a workday 326 residents head out to work, 20 work right here, and 560 people come in from elsewhere.
About 870 people are in Lower Lake on a workday afternoon, 37% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Getting to work from Lower Lake takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lower Lake workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 213 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.
Who travels to work in Lower Lake, and from where
Where Lower Lake clocks in
14% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
Jobs in Lower Lake: what the 580 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lower Lake, 2013 → 2023: 438 → 580. 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 Lower Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Lower Lake, by distance
About 27% 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.
The towns next door employ 14% of Lower Lake
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lower Lake workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Lake | – | — | — | 23 min | $31,652 |
| Clearlake | 14% | D− | A | 33 min | $41,867 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Clearlake. Darker towns draw more of Lower Lake’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 Lower Lake: questions
What is the median household income in Lower Lake?
$31,652 (±$23,698) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lower Lake?
29.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lower Lake?
23 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lower Lake work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clearlake (14%, 4 mi), Lakeport (7%, 19 mi), Santa Rosa (7%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lower Lake without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 18% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lower Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lower Lake
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.