Making a living in Miranda
The average commute takes 12 minutes each way (California 29, U.S. 26). 6% of workers have no commute at all, against 17% across California. Only 2% stay in Miranda for work; outside it, Garberville is the main destination (16%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Miranda: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 80 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 138 people come in from elsewhere.
About 570 people are in Miranda on a workday afternoon, 11% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Who travels to work in Miranda, and from where
Where Miranda clocks in
16% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Miranda
140 jobs are based in Miranda.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Miranda, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 140. 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 Miranda’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 12 minutes each way, quicker than most of California
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Miranda workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 196 commuters (the 6% 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.
Where in the region Miranda works
About 32% 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.
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 Miranda: questions
What is the median household income in Miranda?
$39,390 (±$26,646) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Miranda?
39.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Miranda?
12 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Miranda work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Garberville (16%, 9 mi), Redway (15%, 8 mi), Sacramento (5%, 170 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Miranda 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 Miranda, from the people who make the trip.
More of Miranda
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.