With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Trinity Village works elsewhere
Only 2% work in Trinity Village; the top destination outside it is Willow Creek (10%, 8 miles). There are 22 jobs in Trinity Village for 61 working residents. Home is the office for 42% of workers, next to 17% for California as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Trinity Village: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 60 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Trinity Village on a workday afternoon, 19% 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 Trinity Village: the destinations
Where Trinity Village clocks in
10% 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.
Trinity Village works in goods: 86% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Trinity Village, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 22. 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 Trinity Village’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Trinity Village
of Trinity Village workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 24 commuters (the 41% 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 Trinity Village
About 52% 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 Trinity Village: questions
What is the median household income in Trinity Village?
$87,361 (±$35,722) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Trinity Village?
5.7%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Trinity Village work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Willow Creek (10%, 8 mi), Weaverville (8%, 32 mi), Arcata (7%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Trinity Village 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 Trinity Village, from the people who make the trip.
More of Trinity Village
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.