For more than half of its working residents, Old River is a commute to Bakersfield
0% of workers work from home; California has 17%. 66 jobs are based in Old River; 65 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Old River
On a workday 65 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 66 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.02 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
62% of working residents work in Bakersfield
Where Old River clocks in
62% of workers
3% of workers
2% 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.
The kinds of work in Old River
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Old River, 2014 → 2024: 69 → 66. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Old River’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Old River
of Old River workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 40 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.
Old River’s commute, mile by mile
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Old River and its neighbors: 62% work next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Old River workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old River | – | — | — | — | — |
| Bakersfield | 62% | C+ | B+ | 24 min | $80,540 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bakersfield. Darker towns draw more of Old River’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 2024, 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 Old River: questions
What is the poverty rate in Old River?
0.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Old River work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bakersfield (62%, 7 mi), Oildale (3%, 12 mi), Phoenix (2%, 416 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Old River 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 Old River, from the people who make the trip.
More of Old River
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.