With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Topaz works elsewhere
Topaz has 12 jobs, against 48 working residents. Hardly any work in Topaz itself; outside it, Bridgeport draws the most (17%, 31 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers; California has 17%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Topaz by day and by night
On a workday 48 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Topaz on a workday afternoon, 23% 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 Topaz: the destinations
Where Topaz clocks in
17% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
In Topaz, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Topaz, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 12. 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 Topaz’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Topaz
of Topaz workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 42 commuters (the 0% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Topaz
About 74% 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.
Around Topaz: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Topaz workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topaz | – | — | — | — | — |
| Coleville | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Coleville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Topaz’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 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 Topaz: questions
What is the poverty rate in Topaz?
0.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Topaz work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bridgeport (17%, 31 mi), Mammoth Lakes (4%, 75 mi), San Jose (4%, 156 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Topaz 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 Topaz, from the people who make the trip.
More of Topaz
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.