Photo: Qfl247 (Transferred by Citypeek/Original uploaded by Qfl247) · CC BY-SA 3.0Onyx has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Home is the office for 0% of workers, where California as a whole has 17%. 7 jobs are based in Onyx for 104 working residents. Hardly any work in Onyx; the top destination outside it is Kernville (22%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Onyx
On a workday 104 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Onyx on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer 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.
Out of Onyx to work: where people go
Where Onyx clocks in
22% of workers
6% 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.
What Onyx’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Onyx, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 7. 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 Onyx’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Onyx
of Onyx workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 69 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Onyx
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 Onyx
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Onyx’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 Onyx: questions
What is the median household income in Onyx?
$24,297 (±$2,497) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Onyx?
39.6%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Onyx work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kernville (22%, 13 mi), Los Angeles (7%, 114 mi), Bakersfield (6%, 51 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Onyx 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 Onyx, from the people who make the trip.
More of Onyx
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.