Patton Village has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Patton Village report 3 jobs, and 52 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Patton Village; the top destination outside it is Susanville (13%, 31 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 17% across California.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Patton Village on a workday
On a workday 52 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 420 people are in Patton Village on a workday afternoon, 10% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Patton Village to work: where people go
Where Patton Village clocks in
13% of workers
10% 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.
Patton Village is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Patton Village, 2014 → 2024: 9 → 3. 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 Patton Village’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 19 minutes in Patton Village
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Patton Village workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 217 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Patton Village
About 63% 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 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 Patton Village: questions
What is the median household income in Patton Village?
$100,972 (±$62,397) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Patton Village?
23.3%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Patton Village?
19 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Patton Village work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Susanville (13%, 31 mi), Sacramento (10%, 129 mi), Arcata (6%, 211 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Patton Village 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 Patton Village, from the people who make the trip.
More of Patton Village
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.