Minkler has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Only 4% stay in Minkler for work; outside it, Fresno is the main destination (21%, 19 miles). 115 jobs are based in Minkler, against 325 working residents. For 35% of workers, the job is at home; California has 17%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Minkler
Minkler and Fresno trade workers both ways
Fresno is the top workplace for Minkler residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Minkler come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Home offices are common in Minkler
35% of Minkler workers work from home, against 17% across California. 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 325 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Minkler work
Where Minkler clocks in
21% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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 trip from Minkler: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Minkler workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 226 commuters (the 35% 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.
Minkler by day and by night
On a workday 313 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 103 people come in from elsewhere.
About 650 people are in Minkler on a workday afternoon, 25% 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 kinds of work in Minkler
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Minkler, 2013 → 2023: 127 → 115. 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 Minkler’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Minkler
About 23% 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 Minkler
The biggest share goes to Centerville (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Minkler workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minkler | – | — | — | 27 min | $66,365 |
| Centerville | 2% | — | — | 46 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Centerville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Minkler’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 Minkler: questions
What is the median household income in Minkler?
$66,365 (±$4,790) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Minkler?
1.9%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Minkler?
27 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 35% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Minkler work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fresno (21%, 19 mi), Reedley (7%, 9 mi), Clovis (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Minkler 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 Minkler, from the people who make the trip.
More of Minkler
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.