Most of Round Valley commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
At 29 minutes each way, commutes from Round Valley run about the California average. 7 jobs are based in Round Valley; 300 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Round Valley; the top destination outside it is Bishop (21%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Round Valley
A big share show a job far from home
57% 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 ↓
Round Valley is a place people come home to
There are 7 jobs based in Round Valley, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Round Valley has about 260 people in it, 53% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Round Valley and Bishop trade workers both ways
Bishop is the top workplace for Round Valley residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Round Valley come from (29% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 300 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far it is to work from Round Valley
About 57% 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 many people are in Round Valley by day
On a workday 300 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Round Valley on a workday afternoon, 53% 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.
The towns that employ Round Valley’s residents
Where Round Valley clocks in
21% of workers
6% 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.
Goods, not services: 57% of the jobs in Round Valley
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Round Valley, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 7. 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 Round Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 29 minutes each way, about the CA average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Round Valley workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 102 commuters (the 16% 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.
Round Valley and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Round Valley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round Valley | – | — | — | 29 min | $54,375 |
| Mesa | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mesa: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Round Valley’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 Round Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Round Valley?
$54,375 (±$25,545) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Round Valley?
14.7%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Round Valley?
29 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Round Valley work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bishop (21%, 10 mi), Mammoth Lakes (6%, 27 mi), Fresno (5%, 80 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Round Valley without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Round Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Round Valley
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.