With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Mesa Vista works elsewhere
Hardly any stay in Mesa Vista for work; outside it, South Lake Tahoe is the main destination (7%, 13 miles). There are 17 jobs in Mesa Vista for 150 working residents. Home is the office for 3% of workers (California 17%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Mesa Vista quiets down on a workday
On a workday 150 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Mesa Vista on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
The places Mesa Vista commutes to
Where Mesa Vista clocks in
7% of workers
5% of workers
3% 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.
Mesa Vista is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mesa Vista, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 17. 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 Mesa Vista’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 30 minutes in Mesa Vista
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mesa Vista workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 262 commuters (the 3% 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 commute from Mesa Vista, by distance
About 66% 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.
Mesa Vista and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mesa Vista workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa Vista | – | — | — | 30 min | $118,125 |
| Alpine Village | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Alpine Village: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mesa Vista’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 Mesa Vista: questions
What is the median household income in Mesa Vista?
$118,125 (±$18,335) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mesa Vista?
0.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mesa Vista?
30 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mesa Vista work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are South Lake Tahoe (7%, 13 mi), Kirkwood (5%, 16 mi), Carson City (3%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mesa Vista 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 Mesa Vista, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mesa Vista
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.