Pine Flat has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Pine Flat itself; outside it, Bakersfield draws the most (13%, 42 miles). There are 4 jobs in Pine Flat, against 40 working residents. 0% of workers work from home, against 17% across California.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Pine Flat quiets down on a workday
On a workday 40 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Pine Flat on a workday afternoon, 16% 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 Pine Flat to work: where people go
Where Pine Flat clocks in
13% of workers
8% of workers
5% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Pine Flat
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Pine Flat’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Pine Flat
of Pine Flat workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 27 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Pine Flat
About 45% 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.
Pine Flat and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pine Flat workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Flat | – | — | — | — | — |
| California Hot Springs | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. California Hot Springs: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pine Flat’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 Pine Flat: questions
What is the poverty rate in Pine Flat?
40.8%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Pine Flat work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bakersfield (13%, 42 mi), Visalia (8%, 49 mi), Hanford (5%, 64 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pine Flat without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 20% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pine Flat, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pine Flat
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.