Photo: User:Jiang · Public domainA job hub: Point Reyes Station has 1.9 jobs per working resident, and 501 people come in to work
510 jobs are based in Point Reyes Station for 274 working residents. Only 3% work in Point Reyes Station; the top destination outside it is San Francisco (13%, 30 miles). The trip to work takes 20 minutes on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Point Reyes Station: the gist
Point Reyes Station is where the jobs are
Point Reyes Station has 510 jobs, 1.9 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 750 people are in town, 46% more than the 520 who live here. Day and night ↓
Point Reyes Station’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Point Reyes Station is San Francisco, 30 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (35) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Commutes from Point Reyes Station are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 29 across California. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical California worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 274 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Point Reyes Station
On a workday 265 residents head out to work and 9 work right here.
About 750 people are in Point Reyes Station on a workday afternoon, 46% more 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.
How far Point Reyes Station goes to work
About 19% 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.
How long Point Reyes Station spends getting to work: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Point Reyes Station workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 171 commuters (the 22% 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.
Commuting in to Point Reyes Station: where workers come from
Where Point Reyes Station clocks in
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.
What Point Reyes Station’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Point Reyes Station, 2013 → 2023: 441 → 510. 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 Point Reyes Station’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Next door to Point Reyes Station
The biggest share goes to Inverness (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Point Reyes Station workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Reyes Station | – | — | — | 20 min | $112,813 |
| Inverness | 2% | C+ | C− | 24 min | $80,176 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Point Reyes Station’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 Point Reyes Station: questions
What is the median household income in Point Reyes Station?
$112,813 (±$95,254) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Point Reyes Station?
3.7%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Point Reyes Station?
20 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Point Reyes Station work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Francisco (13%, 30 mi), Petaluma (8%, 15 mi), San Rafael (5%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Point Reyes Station 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 Point Reyes Station, from the people who make the trip.
More of Point Reyes Station
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.