A job hub: Martell has 9.4 jobs per working resident, and 1,221 people come in to work
Only 3% stay in Martell for work; outside it, Sacramento is the main destination (8%, 38 miles). 1,225 jobs are based in Martell, against 131 working residents. 4% of workers have no commute at all, next to 17% for California as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Martell’s population more than triples on a workday
On a workday 127 residents head out to work and 4 work right here.
About 1,300 people are in Martell on a workday afternoon, 608% more 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.
Who travels to work in Martell, and from where
Where Martell clocks in
8% of workers
8% of workers
5% 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 kinds of work in Martell
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Martell, 2013 → 2023: 1,012 → 1,225. 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 Martell’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Martell’s commute takes about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Martell workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 81 commuters (the 4% 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 Martell
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.
Next door is work for 13% of Martell
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Martell workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martell | – | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Sutter Creek | 5% | C | A− | 21 min | $88,478 |
| Jackson | 8% | C | A | 20 min | $70,239 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Jackson. Darker towns draw more of Martell’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 Martell: questions
What is the poverty rate in Martell?
3.3%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Martell?
35 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Martell work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sacramento (8%, 38 mi), Jackson (8%, 2 mi), Sutter Creek (5%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Martell 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 Martell, from the people who make the trip.
More of Martell
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.