Most of Red Corral commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Red Corral has 75 jobs; 856 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Red Corral is better than 39% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns (D). Hardly any work in Red Corral; the top destination outside it is Jackson (10%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Red Corral apart
Red Corral is a place people come home to
There are 75 jobs based in Red Corral, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Red Corral has about 320 people in it, 71% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
43% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Red Corral workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 29 across California. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical 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 856 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Red Corral
Household income holds Red Corral’s grade up ($85,581, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 2% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
Unemployment (6.1%) is left out: Red Corral’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Red Corral could be anywhere from C− to B.
The daily flow of workers through Red Corral
On a workday 851 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 70 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Red Corral on a workday afternoon, 71% 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.
Miles to work from Red Corral
About 43% 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.
From Red Corral, about 37 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Red Corral workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 267 commuters (the 12% 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.
Where Red Corral’s working residents head each day
Where Red Corral clocks in
10% of workers
6% 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.
Jobs in Red Corral: what the 75 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Red Corral, 2013 → 2023: 254 → 75. 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 Red Corral’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting around Red Corral: mostly by car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 7.1% across California.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 305 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 50% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.8% of Red Corral households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Red Corral’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,701st of 3,771: where Red Corral ranks among U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Castle Hill CA | 1,026 | $250K | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | Ladera CA | 1,297 | $236K | 1.5% | 10.7% | 1% | A+ |
| 15 | Acalanes Ridge CA | 1,006 | $181K | 1.5% | 7.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,699 | Marion Township PA | 1,193 | $67K | 8.3% | 1.5% | <1% | C+ |
| 1,700 | Silver Lake Township PA | 1,498 | $87K | 14.2% | 4.4% | 3% | C+ |
| 1,701 | Red Corral CA | 1,096 | $86K | 7.8% | 6.1% | 1% | C+ |
| 1,702 | Boaz WV | 1,400 | $73K | 10.6% | 1.0% | 1% | C+ |
| 1,703 | Meade KS | 1,422 | $75K | 6.6% | 0.0% | 37% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,771 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Red Corral, the top three, the last and three more from California.
The towns around Red Corral
The biggest share goes to Pine Grove (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Red Corral workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Corral | – | C+ | D | 37 min | $85,581 |
| Pioneer | under 2% | C+ | B | 32 min | $75,714 |
| Pine Grove | 3% | C+ | B− | 32 min | $89,311 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Red Corral’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 Red Corral: questions
What is the median household income in Red Corral?
$85,581 (±$12,548) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Red Corral?
7.8%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Red Corral?
37 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Red Corral work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jackson (10%, 10 mi), Sacramento (6%, 48 mi), Pine Grove (3%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Red Corral walkable?
Red Corral is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Red Corral without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Red Corral, from the people who make the trip.
More of Red Corral
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.