Magalia Community Church · Photo: Frank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0More people are out of work in Magalia (10.3%) than in 95% of U.S. towns
Only 7% work in Magalia; the top destination outside it is Chico (26%, 12 miles). Magalia grades D for jobs and income and C for walkability. Household incomes here are lower than in 78% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Magalia stands out on work
Magalia is a place people come home to
There are 451 jobs based in Magalia, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Magalia has about 5,600 people in it, 25% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Magalia and Chico trade workers both ways
Chico is the top workplace for Magalia residents (26%) and also where the most people who work in Magalia come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Magalia workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 29 across California. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
42% of the jobs in Magalia are in trade, transport and utilities, against 23% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% 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 ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Magalia’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Magalia is better than 8% of U.S. towns, #800 of 847 in California. The poverty rate holds Magalia’s grade up (11.8%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 5% of U.S. towns).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Magalia could be anywhere from D− to C−.
The workday shuffle in and out of Magalia
On a workday 2,122 residents head out to work, 151 work right here, and 300 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,600 people are in Magalia on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
0.20 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.
Where Magalia goes to work
Where Magalia clocks in
26% of workers
6% 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.
The trip to work from Magalia: about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Magalia workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,159 commuters (the 17% 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.
Jobs in Magalia: what the 451 are
451 jobs are based in Magalia.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Magalia, 2013 → 2023: 409 → 451. 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 Magalia’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Magalia
About 32% 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.
For most of Magalia, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Magalia is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns, #795 of 847 in California. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 7.1% across California, on an EPA index of 4.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,592 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.4% of Magalia households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Magalia’s commuters take a bus or train.
Magalia next to U.S. towns of 5,200 to 10,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Las Flores CA | 5,513 | $212K | 4.8% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 72 | Gold River CA | 7,924 | $175K | 2.9% | 2.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 118 | La Habra Heights CA | 5,327 | $180K | 4.9% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,924 | Indiantown FL | 6,826 | $56K | 23.3% | 7.2% | 8% | D |
| 2,925 | Franklin PA | 5,899 | $47K | 17.3% | 8.5% | 24% | D |
| 2,926 | Magalia CA | 7,389 | $57K | 11.8% | 10.3% | 7% | D |
| 2,927 | DeRidder LA | 9,503 | $60K | 19.1% | 10.1% | 34% | D |
| 2,928 | Madras OR | 7,829 | $65K | 17.7% | 10.4% | 35% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 3,083 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Magalia, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Magalia and its neighbors: 13% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Paradise. Darker towns draw more of Magalia’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 Magalia: questions
What is the median household income in Magalia?
$56,920 (±$8,430) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Magalia?
11.8%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Magalia?
37 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Magalia work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chico (26%, 12 mi), Paradise (13%, 4 mi), Oroville (6%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Magalia walkable?
Magalia is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Magalia without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Magalia, from the people who make the trip.
More of Magalia
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.