Photo: Leon Montan · CC BY-SA 4.0Unemployment in Soulsbyville (10.5%) is higher than in 95% of U.S. towns
Hardly any work in Soulsbyville itself; outside it, Sonora draws the most (14%, 7 miles). For jobs and income Soulsbyville is better than 45% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (D). Measured by household income, Soulsbyville is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Soulsbyville and work: the main findings
Soulsbyville is a place people come home to
There are 149 jobs based in Soulsbyville, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Soulsbyville has about 1,200 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
42% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Commutes from Soulsbyville are quick
The average trip to work takes 24 minutes, against 29 across California. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical California worker. 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.
Income, poverty and work: Soulsbyville’s grade explained
The poverty rate holds Soulsbyville’s grade up (3.2%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Soulsbyville could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Who works in Soulsbyville, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 991 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 139 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Soulsbyville on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
0.15 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The distance from Soulsbyville to work
About 42% 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.
From Soulsbyville, about 24 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Soulsbyville workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 840 commuters (the 12% 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.
Out of Soulsbyville to work: where people go
Where Soulsbyville clocks in
14% of workers
5% 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 149 jobs based in Soulsbyville
149 jobs are based in Soulsbyville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Soulsbyville, 2014 → 2024: 156 → 149. 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 Soulsbyville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In Soulsbyville, the car does most of the work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 951 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Soulsbyville households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Soulsbyville’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Soulsbyville is 2,383rd of 5,148 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Baywood Park CA | 1,580 | $217K | 2.8% | 1.6% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Harmony Grove CA | 2,585 | $227K | 4.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 62 | Del Rio CA | 1,508 | $250K | 0.0% | 2.2% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,381 | Jackson Township PA | 1,852 | $96K | 12.4% | 2.0% | 4% | B− |
| 2,382 | Gregg Township PA | 2,242 | $67K | 9.0% | 3.0% | 4% | B− |
| 2,383 | Soulsbyville CA | 2,101 | $97K | 3.2% | 10.5% | 1% | B− |
| 2,384 | Newton IL | 2,715 | $62K | 11.1% | 1.3% | 21% | B− |
| 2,385 | Brookston IN | 1,659 | $63K | 8.4% | 0.6% | 3% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,148 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Soulsbyville, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Soulsbyville and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Tuolumne City (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Soulsbyville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soulsbyville | – | B− | D | 24 min | $96,865 |
| Twain Harte | under 2% | C+ | B− | 38 min | $88,739 |
| Tuolumne City | 5% | C | A− | 22 min | $57,313 |
| Mono Vista | under 2% | C | B | 32 min | $85,769 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Soulsbyville’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 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 Soulsbyville: questions
What is the median household income in Soulsbyville?
$96,865 (±$30,517) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Soulsbyville?
3.2%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Soulsbyville?
24 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Soulsbyville work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sonora (14%, 7 mi), Tuolumne City (5%, 3 mi), East Sonora (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Soulsbyville walkable?
Soulsbyville is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Soulsbyville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Soulsbyville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Soulsbyville
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.