Most of Nicolaus commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
27 jobs are based in Nicolaus for 81 working residents. Only 1% stay in Nicolaus for work; outside it, Sacramento is the main destination (16%, 24 miles). The average commute takes 27 minutes each way (California 29, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Nicolaus on a workday
On a workday 80 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 48 people are in Nicolaus on a workday afternoon, 53% 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 towns that employ Nicolaus’ residents
Where Nicolaus clocks in
16% of workers
5% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 37% of the jobs in Nicolaus
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nicolaus, 2013 → 2023: 40 → 27. 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 Nicolaus’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 27 minutes each way for Nicolaus’ commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nicolaus workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 21 commuters (the 12% 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 commute from Nicolaus, by distance
About 17% 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.
Next door to Nicolaus
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nicolaus workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolaus | – | — | — | 27 min | — |
| East Nicolaus | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. East Nicolaus: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Nicolaus’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 Nicolaus: questions
What is the poverty rate in Nicolaus?
8.8%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nicolaus?
27 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nicolaus work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sacramento (16%, 24 mi), Roseville (5%, 16 mi), West Sacramento (4%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Nicolaus 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 Nicolaus, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nicolaus
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.