More people are out of work in North Fork (11.6%) than in 97% of U.S. towns
Only 6% work in North Fork; the top destination outside it is Fresno (29%, 35 miles). North Fork grades D for jobs and income and D for walkability. 27% of workers have no commute at all; California has 17%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set North Fork apart
North Fork and Fresno trade workers both ways
Fresno is the top workplace for North Fork residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in North Fork come from (45% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Nearly all the work in North Fork is services
97% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 2% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Most jobs in North Fork pay over $40,000 a year
76% of the jobs based in North Fork pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
A lot of North Fork works from home
27% of North Fork 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in North Fork
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, North Fork is better than 10% of U.S. towns, #779 of 847 in California. Household income holds North Fork’s grade up ($71,619, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, North Fork could be anywhere from D− to B.
Where the trip to work from North Fork ends
Where North Fork clocks in
29% of workers
7% 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.
North Fork is a services town
1,606 jobs are based in North Fork.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Fork, 2013 → 2023: 295 → 1,606. 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 North Fork’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from North Fork: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Fork workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 719 commuters (the 27% 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 workday shuffle in and out of North Fork
On a workday 1,225 residents head out to work, 77 work right here, and 1,529 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,300 people are in North Fork on a workday afternoon, 10% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.23 per resident).
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 commute from North Fork, by distance
About 27% 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.
In North Fork, the car does most of the work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 982 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 51% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.0% of North Fork households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of North Fork’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, North Fork is 4,093rd among 4,618 U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Del Mar CA | 3,858 | $199K | 2.7% | 1.8% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 39 | Harmony Grove CA | 2,585 | $227K | 4.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 90 | Ross CA | 2,304 | $250K | 4.8% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,091 | South Oroville CA | 2,846 | $65K | 33.7% | 9.3% | 3% | D |
| 4,092 | North Lakeport CA | 2,995 | $64K | 21.5% | 6.8% | 5% | D |
| 4,093 | North Fork CA | 2,999 | $72K | 15.1% | 11.6% | 6% | D |
| 4,094 | Dade City North FL | 2,803 | $32K | 41.4% | 5.1% | 1% | D |
| 4,095 | Crystal River FL | 3,618 | $54K | 17.7% | 6.8% | 10% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,618 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of North Fork, the top three, the last and three more from California.
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 North Fork: questions
What is the median household income in North Fork?
$71,619 (±$8,780) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Fork?
15.1%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Fork?
31 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Fork work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fresno (29%, 35 mi), Oakhurst (7%, 9 mi), Clovis (4%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is North Fork walkable?
North Fork is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Fork without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Fork, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Fork
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.