Dinkey Creek Bridge · Photo: Craig Taylor · CC BY 2.0Shaver Lake draws 343 commuters a day, with 2.1 jobs for every working resident
30% of workers have no commute at all, against 17% across California. There are 358 jobs in Shaver Lake, against 172 working residents. About one in ten work in Shaver Lake; the top destination outside it is Fresno (24%, 34 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Shaver Lake on a workday
On a workday 157 residents head out to work and 15 work right here.
About 560 people are in Shaver Lake on a workday afternoon, 50% 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.
Who travels to work in Shaver Lake, and from where
Where Shaver Lake clocks in
24% of workers
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.
The kinds of work in Shaver Lake
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Shaver Lake, 2013 → 2023: 329 → 358. 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 Shaver Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Shaver Lake: about 61 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 19.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Shaver Lake workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 79 commuters (the 30% 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 Shaver Lake works
About 30% 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.
Shaver Lake and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Auberry (8%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Shaver Lake workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaver Lake | – | — | — | 61 min | $99,432 |
| Auberry | 8% | C− | C+ | 31 min | $78,512 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Shaver Lake’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 Shaver Lake: questions
What is the median household income in Shaver Lake?
$99,432 (±$98,043) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Shaver Lake?
7.8%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Shaver Lake?
61 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Shaver Lake work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fresno (24%, 34 mi), Clovis (8%, 27 mi), Auberry (8%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Shaver Lake 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 Shaver Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Shaver Lake
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.