Work means Redding for about two in five of Millville’s working residents
The average commute takes 26 minutes each way, where California has 29 and the U.S. 26. Only 3% work in Millville; the top destination outside it is Redding (44%, 10 miles). Home is the office for 10% of workers, where California as a whole has 17%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Millville apart on work
The places Millville commutes to
Where Millville clocks in
44% of workers
4% 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 daily commute in and out of Millville
On a workday 199 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 115 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
0.59 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Services make up most of the work in Millville
122 jobs are based in Millville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Millville, 2013 → 2023: 99 → 122. 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 Millville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Millville takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Millville workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 421 commuters (the 10% 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 Millville
About 21% 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.
The towns around Millville
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Millville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millville | – | — | — | 26 min | $141,500 |
| Palo Cedro | 3% | B | C+ | 33 min | $120,152 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Palo Cedro. Darker towns draw more of Millville’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 Millville: questions
What is the median household income in Millville?
$141,500 (±$33,134) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Millville?
3.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Millville?
26 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Millville work?
3% work in town.
Can you get around Millville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Millville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Millville
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.