Photo: Guywelch2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0Unemployment in Oakhurst (8.6%) is higher than in 91% of U.S. towns
24% of workers work from home, where California as a whole has 17%. For jobs and income Oakhurst is better than 32% of U.S. towns (C); for walkability it is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (C−). About one in four work in Oakhurst; the top destination outside it is Fresno (9%, 40 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Oakhurst: the figures worth knowing
Oakhurst’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Oakhurst is Fresno, 40 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (172) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Commutes from Oakhurst are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 29 across California. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical California worker. Time on the road ↓
Oakhurst has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Oakhurst went from 2,136 in 2013 to 2,887 in 2023, +35%. The jobs ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Income, poverty and work: Oakhurst’s grade explained
The poverty rate holds Oakhurst’s grade up (5.5%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 5% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Oakhurst could be anywhere from C− to B+.
How many miles Oakhurst commutes
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.
How long Oakhurst spends getting to work: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oakhurst workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,201 commuters (the 24% 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.
Inside Oakhurst’s 2,887 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oakhurst, 2013 → 2023: 2,136 → 2,887. 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 Oakhurst’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Oakhurst by day
On a workday 1,424 residents head out to work, 558 work right here, and 2,329 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,000 people are in Oakhurst on a workday afternoon, 15% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.46 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.
Where Oakhurst goes to work
Where Oakhurst clocks in
9% of workers
3% 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.
Few in Oakhurst walk, bike or ride to work
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 7.1% across California.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,882 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 0.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 49% 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). 0.3% of Oakhurst households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Oakhurst’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Oakhurst is 2,396th among 3,307 U.S. towns of 4,300 to 8,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Las Flores CA | 5,513 | $212K | 4.8% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 69 | Broadmoor CA | 4,586 | $167K | 2.5% | 2.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 71 | Gold River CA | 7,924 | $175K | 2.9% | 2.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,394 | Holdrege NE | 5,555 | $56K | 16.6% | 1.8% | 51% | C |
| 2,395 | Paw Paw Township MI | 6,884 | $61K | 13.7% | 5.4% | 14% | C |
| 2,396 | Oakhurst CA | 6,091 | $82K | 5.5% | 8.6% | 28% | C |
| 2,397 | Chadron NE | 4,975 | $55K | 13.2% | 1.8% | 58% | C |
| 2,398 | Farmville NC | 4,577 | $47K | 28.1% | 1.8% | 13% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 3,307 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Oakhurst, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Work in the towns next to Oakhurst
The biggest share goes to Bass Lake (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oakhurst workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakhurst | – | C | C− | 20 min | $82,056 |
| Bass Lake | 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bass Lake: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oakhurst’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 Oakhurst: questions
What is the median household income in Oakhurst?
$82,056 (±$15,254) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oakhurst?
5.5%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oakhurst?
20 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oakhurst work?
28% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fresno (9%, 40 mi), Mariposa (3%, 22 mi), Madera (3%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Oakhurst walkable?
Oakhurst is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Oakhurst 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 Oakhurst, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oakhurst
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.