Unemployment in Old Stine (12.5%) is higher than in 98% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are lower than in 82% of U.S. towns. For jobs and income Old Stine is better than 18% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns (B). Hardly any stay in Old Stine for work; outside it, Bakersfield is the main destination (48%, 1 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Old Stine, in brief
Old Stine and Bakersfield trade workers both ways
Bakersfield is the top workplace for Old Stine residents (48%) and also where the most people who work in Old Stine come from (49% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Old Stine has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Old Stine went from 301 in 2013 to 545 in 2023, +81%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Old Stine are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 29 across California. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical California worker. Time on the road ↓
Most Old Stine residents work close to home
61% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. 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.
The four measures behind Old Stine’s grade
Job access by car holds Old Stine’s grade up (ahead of 80% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Old Stine could be anywhere from D to C.
Commuting out of Old Stine: the destinations
Where Old Stine clocks in
48% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Old Stine
545 jobs are based in Old Stine.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Old Stine, 2013 → 2023: 301 → 545. 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 Old Stine’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Old Stine, about 21 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Old Stine workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,185 commuters (the 10% 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.
Where in the region Old Stine works
About 29% 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.
Who commutes out of Old Stine, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,305 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 539 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,000 people are in Old Stine on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
0.42 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Getting around Old Stine: mostly by car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.2% 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 1,320 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 8.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 92% 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). 6.0% of Old Stine households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Old Stine’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Old Stine ranks: 3,692nd of 4,430 U.S. towns of 2,600 to 5,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 30 | Del Mar CA | 3,858 | $199K | 2.7% | 1.8% | 9% | A+ |
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| 76 | Broadmoor CA | 4,586 | $167K | 2.5% | 2.8% | 1% | A+ |
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| 131 | Emerald Lake Hills CA | 4,235 | $250K | 4.6% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,690 | Mount Morris NY | 4,419 | $57K | 13.4% | 6.2% | 11% | C− |
| 3,691 | Lake Township PA | 4,910 | $60K | 12.3% | 8.8% | 4% | C− |
| 3,692 | Old Stine CA | 3,760 | $54K | 26.0% | 12.5% | <1% | C− |
| 3,693 | Bawcomville LA | 2,804 | $25K | 47.3% | 4.9% | 1% | C− |
| 3,694 | Jefferson Township IN | 3,303 | $59K | 11.4% | 5.6% | 12% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,430 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Old Stine, the top three, the last and three more from California.
How Old Stine compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Old Stine workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Stine | – | C− | B | 21 min | $54,292 |
| Benton Park | under 1% | C− | A | 23 min | $49,717 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Old Stine’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 Old Stine: questions
What is the median household income in Old Stine?
$54,292 (±$8,633) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Old Stine?
26.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Old Stine?
21 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Old Stine work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bakersfield (48%, 1 mi), Los Angeles (3%, 99 mi), Shafter (3%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Old Stine walkable?
Old Stine is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 13.0 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Old Stine without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Old Stine, from the people who make the trip.
More of Old Stine
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.