Rio Oso has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 63 jobs in Rio Oso; 165 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Rio Oso; the top destination outside it is Sacramento (13%, 27 miles). A typical one-way commute from Rio Oso lasts 27 minutes (California 29, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Rio Oso
On a workday 163 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 61 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Rio Oso on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
Where the trip to work from Rio Oso ends
Where Rio Oso clocks in
13% 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.
Rio Oso makes things: 51% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rio Oso, 2013 → 2023: 69 → 63. 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 Rio Oso’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 27 minutes each way, about the CA average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rio Oso workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 171 commuters (the 18% 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 in the region Rio Oso works
About 26% 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 Rio Oso compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rio Oso workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Oso | – | — | — | 27 min | $111,250 |
| Trowbridge | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Plumas Lake | under 3% | B+ | D | 43 min | $120,408 |
Same-state neighbors only. Trowbridge: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rio Oso’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 Rio Oso: questions
What is the median household income in Rio Oso?
$111,250 (±$74,100) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rio Oso?
4.1%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rio Oso?
27 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rio Oso work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sacramento (13%, 27 mi), Roseville (6%, 17 mi), San Francisco (4%, 95 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rio Oso 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 Rio Oso, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rio Oso
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.