Matheny has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
There are 14 jobs in Matheny, and 297 of its residents work somewhere. A typical one-way commute from Matheny lasts 20 minutes (California 29, U.S. 26). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (California 17%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Matheny: the gist
Matheny is a place people come home to
There are 14 jobs based in Matheny, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Matheny has about 290 people in it, 49% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Matheny are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 29 across California. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical California worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Matheny 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 ↓
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 297 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Matheny on a workday
On a workday 296 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Matheny on a workday afternoon, 49% 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.
Each way, about 20 minutes from Matheny
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Matheny workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 300 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.
16% of working residents work in Visalia
Where Matheny clocks in
16% of workers
16% of workers
2% 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 Matheny
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Matheny, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 14. 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 Matheny’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Matheny
About 25% 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 16% of Matheny
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Tulare. Darker towns draw more of Matheny’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 Matheny: questions
What is the median household income in Matheny?
$67,976 (±$17,694) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Matheny?
18.9%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Matheny?
20 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Matheny work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Visalia (16%, 11 mi), Tulare (16%, 2 mi), Clovis (2%, 49 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Matheny without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Matheny, from the people who make the trip.
More of Matheny
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.