With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Paloma works elsewhere
Hardly any stay in Paloma for work; outside it, San Andreas is the main destination (22%, 7 miles). 1 jobs are based in Paloma for 9 working residents. 0% of workers work from home, next to 17% for California as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Paloma
On a workday 9 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 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.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The places Paloma commutes to
Where Paloma clocks in
22% of workers
11% of workers
11% 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 Paloma
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Paloma, 2014 → 2024: 2 → 1. 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 Paloma’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Paloma
of Paloma workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 64 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 Paloma
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.
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 Paloma: questions
What is the poverty rate in Paloma?
0.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Paloma work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Andreas (22%, 7 mi), West Sacramento (11%, 47 mi), Modesto (11%, 45 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Paloma 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 Paloma, from the people who make the trip.
More of Paloma
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.