Sierra City has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Home is the office for 28% of workers (California 17%). Sierra City has 5 jobs; 73 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Sierra City for work; outside it, Loyalton is the main destination (11%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Sierra City
On a workday 73 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Sierra City on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
Out of Sierra City to work: where people go
Where Sierra City clocks in
11% of workers
11% 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.
Jobs in Sierra City: what the 5 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sierra City, 2014 → 2024: 10 → 5. 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 Sierra City’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Sierra City
of Sierra City workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 74 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.
Miles to work from Sierra City
About 39% 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 2024.
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 2024, 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 Sierra City: questions
What is the median household income in Sierra City?
$95,696 (±$15,121) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sierra City?
3.2%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Sierra City work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Loyalton (11%, 22 mi), Downieville (11%, 10 mi), Truckee (7%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Sierra City 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 Sierra City, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sierra City
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.