With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Soda Bay works elsewhere
Employers in Soda Bay report 49 jobs, and 378 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Soda Bay; the top destination outside it is Lakeport (18%, 8 miles). Working residents average 27 minutes each way; California averages 29, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Soda Bay, in a few figures
In and out of Soda Bay on a workday
On a workday 375 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 46 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Soda Bay on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
Commuting out of Soda Bay: the destinations
Where Soda Bay clocks in
18% of workers
8% 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.
Most jobs in Soda Bay are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Soda Bay, 2013 → 2023: 53 → 49. 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 Soda Bay’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Soda Bay: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Soda Bay workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 379 commuters (the 15% 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.
How far Soda Bay’s workers travel
About 24% 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.
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 Soda Bay: questions
What is the median household income in Soda Bay?
$81,806 (±$27,978) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Soda Bay?
3.9%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Soda Bay?
27 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Soda Bay work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lakeport (18%, 8 mi), Santa Rosa (8%, 39 mi), Kelseyville (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Soda Bay 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 Soda Bay, from the people who make the trip.
More of Soda Bay
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.