Photo: Rick Cooper · CC BY 2.0Plumas Eureka has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
15 jobs are based in Plumas Eureka, and 88 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Plumas Eureka; the top destination outside it is Reno (10%, 47 miles). For 29% of workers, the job is at home, where California as a whole has 17%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Plumas Eureka on a workday
On a workday 88 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Plumas Eureka on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 Plumas Eureka to work: where people go
Where Plumas Eureka clocks in
10% of workers
5% 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.
What Plumas Eureka’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Plumas Eureka, 2013 → 2023: 29 → 15. 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 Plumas Eureka’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Plumas Eureka’s commute takes about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Plumas Eureka workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 68 commuters (the 29% 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 Plumas Eureka
About 58% 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.
Around Plumas Eureka: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Graeagle (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Plumas Eureka workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plumas Eureka | – | — | — | 18 min | $91,042 |
| Johnsville | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Graeagle | 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Johnsville and Graeagle: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Plumas Eureka’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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Plumas Eureka workers work outside California. The job records count 15% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Plumas Eureka: questions
What is the median household income in Plumas Eureka?
$91,042 (±$45,392) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Plumas Eureka?
6.5%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Plumas Eureka?
18 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Plumas Eureka work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Reno (10%, 47 mi), Portola (5%, 10 mi), Roseville (3%, 79 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Plumas Eureka 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 Plumas Eureka, from the people who make the trip.
More of Plumas Eureka
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.