Mesa has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
There are 10 jobs in Mesa, and 151 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Mesa; the top destination outside it is Bishop (21%, 8 miles). 34% of workers have no commute at all (California 17%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Mesa by day and by night
On a workday 151 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Mesa on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
Where Mesa goes to work
Where Mesa clocks in
21% of workers
10% 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.
A place that makes things: 50% of Mesa’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mesa, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 10. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Mesa’s commute takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mesa workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 114 commuters (the 34% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Mesa
About 51% 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 and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mesa workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa | – | — | — | 26 min | $123,333 |
| Round Valley | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Round Valley: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mesa’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: questions
What is the median household income in Mesa?
$123,333 (±$43,296) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mesa?
9.3%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mesa?
26 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 34% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mesa work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bishop (21%, 8 mi), Mammoth Lakes (10%, 28 mi), Fresno (6%, 82 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mesa 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 Mesa, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mesa
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.