Photo: Rue7wiki · Public domainOlancha has 5.0 jobs for every working resident: 148 people commute in to work
Only 7% work in Olancha; the top destination outside it is Lone Pine (30%, 22 miles). There are 150 jobs in Olancha, against 30 working residents. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, where California as a whole has 17%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Olancha, and who commutes in
On a workday 28 residents head out to work and 2 work right here.
About 230 people are in Olancha on a workday afternoon, 106% more 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 send workers to Olancha
Where Olancha clocks in
7% 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.
In Olancha, 77% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Olancha, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 150. 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 Olancha’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Olancha
of Olancha workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 34 commuters (the 0% 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 distance from Olancha to work
About 57% 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.
The towns around Olancha
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Olancha workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olancha | – | — | — | — | — |
| Cartago | under 4% | — | — | 11 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cartago: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Olancha’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 Olancha: questions
What is the poverty rate in Olancha?
4.4%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Olancha work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lone Pine (30%, 22 mi), San Luis Obispo (7%, 165 mi), San Francisco (7%, 265 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Olancha 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 Olancha, from the people who make the trip.
More of Olancha
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.