With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Manton works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Manton itself; outside it, Red Bluff draws the most (13%, 27 miles). 7 jobs are based in Manton for 107 working residents. For 13% of workers, the job is at home (California 17%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Manton, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 107 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 530 people are in Manton on a workday afternoon, 16% 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.
Commuting out of Manton: the destinations
Where Manton clocks in
12% of workers
8% 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.
In Manton, 29% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Manton, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 7. 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 Manton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Manton
of Manton workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 96 commuters (the 13% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Manton
About 39% 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.
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 Manton: questions
What is the median household income in Manton?
$120,000 (±$107,930) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Manton?
46.1%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Manton work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Red Bluff (13%, 27 mi), Chico (12%, 46 mi), Redding (8%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Manton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Manton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Manton
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.