Photo: Carol M. Highsmith · Public domainWork, pay and getting to work in Loyalton
Commuters spend 24 minutes getting to work on average, where California has 29 and the U.S. 26. Only 8% work in Loyalton; the top destination outside it is Downieville (14%, 31 miles). Loyalton has 147 jobs, and 238 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Loyalton
Loyalton’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Loyalton is Downieville, 31 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (33) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A big share show a job far from home
38% 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 ↓
Commutes from Loyalton are quick
The average trip to work takes 24 minutes, against 29 across California. That’s about 38 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 238 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The distance from Loyalton to work
About 38% 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.
Getting to work from Loyalton takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Loyalton workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 258 commuters (the 20% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Loyalton
On a workday 219 residents head out to work, 19 work right here, and 128 people come in from elsewhere.
About 620 people are in Loyalton on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.62 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.
The towns that employ Loyalton’s residents
Where Loyalton clocks in
14% of workers
8% 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.
Loyalton is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Loyalton, 2013 → 2023: 151 → 147. 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 Loyalton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Loyalton: questions
What is the median household income in Loyalton?
$65,556 (±$25,889) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Loyalton?
4.7%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Loyalton?
24 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Loyalton work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Downieville (14%, 31 mi), Truckee (8%, 23 mi), Reno (7%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Loyalton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Loyalton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Loyalton
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.