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Jobs & commute in Midpines

Midpines has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Hardly any work in Midpines itself; outside it, Mariposa draws the most (18%, 5 miles). Employers in Midpines report 7 jobs; 175 of its residents have a job. 22% of workers have no commute at all; California has 17%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How a workday changes Midpines

On a workday 175 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.

175live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
7work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night160
Workday0
160live here− 180head out to work+ 7come in to work= 0on a workday

About 0 people are in Midpines on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.04jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where the trip to work from Midpines ends

Turlock: 4 residents work here (2%)Mammoth Lakes: 4 residents work here (2%)ClovisMerced: 3 residents work here (2%)Walnut Creek: 3 residents work here (2%)Modesto: 3 residents work here (2%)San Jose: 7 residents work here (4%)San DiegoFresno: 8 residents work here (5%)Yosemite Valley: 9 residents work here (5%)Bear ValleyMariposa: 31 residents work here (18%)MidpinesOakhurst: 5 residents work here (3%)MariposaYosemite ValleyFresnoSan JoseOakhurstTurlockMidpines
1
Mariposa4.9 mi away
18%31
2
Yosemite Valley23.2 mi away
5%9
3
Fresno53.7 mi away
5%8
4
San Jose105 mi away
4%7
5
Oakhurst22.1 mi away
3%5
6
Turlock51.1 mi away
2%4
7
Mammoth Lakes51.7 mi away
2%4
8
Merced34.1 mi away
2%3
9
Walnut Creek117.9 mi away
2%3
10
Modesto59.1 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
56%98
The top trips

Where Midpines clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Most jobs in Midpines are in services

Jobs based in MidpinesJobs Midpines residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%15%
Trade, transport & utilities0%15%
Services: health, schools, offices100%70%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less71%20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month29%26%
Over $3,333 a month0%54%

Who does it

29 or younger0%23%
30 to 5471%49%
55 and older29%29%
−83%

Jobs based in Midpines, 2013 → 2023: 41 → 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 Midpines’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Midpines

Working from home
22%

of Midpines workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Midpines gets to work
68%Drive alone
10%Walk
22%Bike

Share of the 72 commuters (the 22% 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.

How far

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Midpines

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMariposa: 18% · 4.9 miYosemite Valley: 5% · 23.2 miFresno: 5% · 53.7 miSan Jose: 4% · 105 miOakhurst: 3% · 22.1 miTurlock: 2% · 51.1 miMammoth Lakes: 2% · 51.7 miMerced: 2% · 34.1 miWalnut Creek: 2% · 117.9 miModesto: 2% · 59.1 miMariposa 18%Yosemite Valley 5%Fresno 5%Oakhurst 3%Midpines
MidpinesTop destinations (size = commuters)
22%Under 10 mi38 residents
12%10–24 mi21 residents
9%25–50 mi15 residents
57%Over 50 mi100 residents

About 57% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Midpines: questions

What is the poverty rate in Midpines?

0.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Midpines work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mariposa (18%, 5 mi), Yosemite Valley (5%, 23 mi), Fresno (5%, 54 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Midpines 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 Midpines, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Midpines

Midpines home →

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.