With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Shell Ridge works elsewhere
There are 52 jobs in Shell Ridge, and 376 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Shell Ridge itself; outside it, San Francisco draws the most (18%, 23 miles). 28% of workers work from home; California has 17%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Shell Ridge: the figures worth knowing
Shell Ridge is a place people come home to
There are 52 jobs based in Shell Ridge, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Shell Ridge has about 420 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Shell Ridge’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Shell Ridge is San Francisco, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 18% of working residents (66) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A lot of Shell Ridge works from home
28% of Shell Ridge workers work from home, against 17% across California. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 376 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Shell Ridge for work, and who comes in
On a workday 372 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 48 people come in from elsewhere.
About 420 people are in Shell Ridge on a workday afternoon, 43% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where in the region Shell Ridge works
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Getting to work from Shell Ridge takes about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Shell Ridge workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 278 commuters (the 28% 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 places Shell Ridge commutes to
Where Shell Ridge clocks in
16% of workers
7% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 31% of the jobs in Shell Ridge
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Shell Ridge, 2014 → 2024: 107 → 52. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Shell Ridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- A ceiling on income. The Census stops at $250,000+, so the true median may be higher.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Shell Ridge: questions
What is the median household income in Shell Ridge?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Shell Ridge?
1.9%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Shell Ridge?
35 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Shell Ridge work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Francisco (18%, 23 mi), Walnut Creek (16%, 0 mi), Oakland (7%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Shell Ridge without a car?
5% 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 Shell Ridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Shell Ridge
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.