Household incomes in Tahoe Vista are higher than in 85% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 9.1% of residents (California 12.0%). For jobs and income Tahoe Vista is better than 46% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns (A+). Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 2.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 7.8 in Sacramento.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Tahoe Vista: the figures worth knowing
A big share show a job far from home
53% 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 Tahoe Vista are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 29 across California. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical California worker. Time on the road ↓
Tahoe Vista has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Tahoe Vista went from 333 in 2014 to 466 in 2024, +40%. The jobs ↓
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 516 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Income, poverty and work: Tahoe Vista’s grade explained
Household income holds Tahoe Vista’s grade up ($113,314, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 3% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
Unemployment (3.5%) is left out: Tahoe Vista’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Tahoe Vista could be anywhere from C− to B+.
How many miles Tahoe Vista commutes
About 53% 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.
The daily trip from Tahoe Vista: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tahoe Vista workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 497 commuters (the 18% 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.
28% of the jobs in Tahoe Vista make or build things
466 jobs are based in Tahoe Vista.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tahoe Vista, 2014 → 2024: 333 → 466. 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 Tahoe Vista’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Tahoe Vista, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 489 residents head out to work, 27 work right here, and 439 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.90 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
6% of working residents work in Sunnyside-Tahoe City
Where Tahoe Vista clocks in
6% 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.
Tahoe Vista is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 605 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 69% 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 Tahoe Vista households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Tahoe Vista’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Tahoe Vista ranks: 1,143rd of 3,133 U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Castle Hill CA | 1,026 | $250K | 0.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | Ladera CA | 1,297 | $236K | 1.5% | 10.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 13 | Acalanes Ridge CA | 1,006 | $181K | 1.5% | 7.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,141 | Americus Township KS | 1,368 | $86K | 7.7% | 3.8% | 4% | B− |
| 1,142 | Woodville Township MN | 1,268 | $81K | 9.3% | 2.4% | 1% | B− |
| 1,143 | Tahoe Vista CA | 1,048 | $113K | 9.1% | 3.5% | 5% | B− |
| 1,144 | Dunlap OH | 1,085 | $73K | 20.6% | 2.9% | 1% | B− |
| 1,145 | Silver Lake KS | 1,316 | $57K | 5.3% | 0.0% | 7% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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 Tahoe Vista, the top three, the last and three more from California.
How Tahoe Vista compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Kings Beach (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tahoe Vista workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tahoe Vista | – | B− | A+ | 20 min | $113,314 |
| Kings Beach | 4% | C | A | 21 min | $68,153 |
| Carnelian Bay | under 2% | — | — | 12 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Carnelian Bay: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tahoe Vista’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 Tahoe Vista: questions
What is the median household income in Tahoe Vista?
$113,314 (±$15,338) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tahoe Vista?
9.1%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tahoe Vista?
20 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tahoe Vista work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sunnyside-Tahoe City (6%, 9 mi), Sacramento (6%, 89 mi), Kings Beach (4%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Tahoe Vista walkable?
Tahoe Vista is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 12.1 out of 20, and 20% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Tahoe Vista without a car?
4% 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 Tahoe Vista, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tahoe Vista
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.