Photo: Frank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0Samoa has 2.1 jobs for every working resident: 104 people commute in to work
There are 106 jobs in Samoa, against 51 working residents. Only 4% stay in Samoa for work; outside it, Eureka is the main destination (37%, 2 miles). 10% of workers have no commute at all, where California as a whole has 17%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Samoa fills up on a workday
On a workday 49 residents head out to work and 2 work right here.
About 210 people are in Samoa on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Commuting in to Samoa: where workers come from
Where Samoa clocks in
37% of workers
22% 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 Samoa: what the 106 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Samoa, 2013 → 2023: 43 → 106. 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 Samoa’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 15 minutes in Samoa
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Samoa workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 63 commuters (the 10% 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.
The commute from Samoa, by distance
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.
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 Samoa: questions
What is the median household income in Samoa?
$57,500 (±$36,890) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Samoa?
2.6%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Samoa?
15 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Samoa work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Eureka (37%, 2 mi), Arcata (22%, 7 mi), McKinleyville (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Samoa 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 Samoa, from the people who make the trip.
More of Samoa
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.