Salmon Creek has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
0% of workers have no commute at all; California has 17%. 9 jobs are based in Salmon Creek, against 36 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Salmon Creek quiets down on a workday
On a workday 36 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13 people are in Salmon Creek on a workday afternoon, 68% 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.
14% of working residents work in Bodega Bay
Where Salmon Creek clocks in
8% 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 Salmon Creek’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Salmon Creek, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 9. 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 Salmon Creek’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Salmon Creek
of Salmon Creek workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 27 commuters (the 0% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Salmon Creek
About 31% 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.
The towns next door employ 14% of Salmon Creek
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Salmon Creek workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salmon Creek | – | — | — | — | — |
| Bodega Bay | 14% | A− | B+ | 25 min | $182,898 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bodega Bay. Darker towns draw more of Salmon Creek’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 Salmon Creek: questions
What is the poverty rate in Salmon Creek?
0.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Salmon Creek work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bodega Bay (14%, 2 mi), Santa Rosa (8%, 20 mi), Rohnert Park (6%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Salmon Creek 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 Salmon Creek, from the people who make the trip.
More of Salmon Creek
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.