Photo: MaraLight18 · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Modjeska commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
The average commute, 29 minutes each way, matches the California norm. 47 jobs are based in Modjeska for 290 working residents. Hardly any stay in Modjeska for work; outside it, Irvine is the main destination (11%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Modjeska
Modjeska is a place people come home to
There are 47 jobs based in Modjeska, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Modjeska has about 470 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Modjeska works from home
30% of Modjeska 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 290 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Modjeska by day and by night
On a workday 289 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 46 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Modjeska on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Time on the road from Modjeska: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Modjeska workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 263 commuters (the 30% 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.
The towns that employ Modjeska’s residents
Where Modjeska clocks in
11% of workers
7% 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.
Modjeska makes things: 30% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Modjeska, 2013 → 2023: 48 → 47. 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 Modjeska’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Modjeska
About 16% 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.
Around Modjeska: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Lake Forest (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Modjeska workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modjeska | – | — | — | 29 min | $156,083 |
| Trabuco Canyon | under 4% | A | C− | 35 min | $229,239 |
| Lake Forest | 3% | A− | A− | 26 min | $135,175 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Modjeska’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 Modjeska: questions
What is the median household income in Modjeska?
$156,083 (±$82,798) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Modjeska?
3.5%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Modjeska?
29 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Modjeska work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Irvine (11%, 8 mi), Orange (7%, 14 mi), Anaheim (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Modjeska without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Modjeska, from the people who make the trip.
More of Modjeska
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.