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Jobs & commute in Tuttletown

With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Tuttletown works elsewhere

The average commute takes 37 minutes each way, where California has 29 and the U.S. 26. 10 jobs are based in Tuttletown, and 360 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Tuttletown; the top destination outside it is Sonora (10%, 4 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out · In brief

Work in Tuttletown: the figures worth knowing

Tuttletown is a place people come home to

There are 10 jobs based in Tuttletown, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Tuttletown has about 90 people in it, 80% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

A big share show a job far from home

49% 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 ↓

Tuttletown workers spend longer getting to work

The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 29 across California. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓

Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 360 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Day and night

How many people are in Tuttletown by day

On a workday 359 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.

359live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
9work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night440
Workday90
440live here− 360head out to work+ 9come in to work= 90on a workday

About 90 people are in Tuttletown on a workday afternoon, 80% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.03jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

How far

How far Tuttletown goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miSonora: 10% · 3.7 miEast Sonora: 4% · 6.1 miModesto: 4% · 40 miSan Jose: 3% · 89.9 miSan Francisco: 3% · 109.4 miSacramento: 3% · 67.7 miStockton: 3% · 47.3 miAngels: 2% · 7.3 miJamestown: 2% · 4.2 miColumbia: 2% · 2.1 miSonora 10%East Sonora 4%Modesto 4%San Jose 3%San Francisco 3%Tuttletown
TuttletownTop destinations (size = commuters)
29%Under 10 mi105 residents
6%10–24 mi21 residents
16%25–50 mi57 residents
49%Over 50 mi174 residents

About 49% 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.

Time on the road

Each way, about 37 minutes from Tuttletown

A year of commuting
281 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Tuttletown37 min
California29 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
12%

of Tuttletown workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Tuttletown gets to work
89%Drive alone
11%Walk

Share of the 157 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.

The commute map

The places Tuttletown commutes to

Sonora: 35 residents work here (10%)Angels: 7 residents work here (2%)BrentwoodMercedModesto: 14 residents work here (4%)San Jose: 10 residents work here (3%)San Francisco: 10 residents work here (3%)Sacramento: 9 residents work here (3%)Stockton: 9 residents work here (3%)East Sonora: 16 residents work here (4%)Jamestown: 7 residents work here (2%)Columbia: 6 residents work here (2%)TuttletownCopperopolisSonoraEast SonoraModestoSan JoseSan FranciscoSacramentoTuttletown
1
Sonora3.7 mi away
10%35
2
East Sonora6.1 mi away
4%16
3
Modesto40 mi away
4%14
4
San Jose89.9 mi away
3%10
5
San Francisco109.4 mi away
3%10
6
Sacramento67.7 mi away
3%9
7
Stockton47.3 mi away
3%9
8
Angels7.3 mi away
2%7
9
Jamestown4.2 mi away
2%7
10
Columbia2.1 mi away
2%6
Everywhere elseother towns and states
66%237
The top trips

Where Tuttletown clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Tuttletown works in goods: 50% of its jobs

Jobs based in TuttletownJobs Tuttletown residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms50%16%
Trade, transport & utilities0%19%
Services: health, schools, offices50%65%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less30%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month20%27%
Over $3,333 a month50%57%

Who does it

29 or younger10%24%
30 to 5460%45%
55 and older30%31%
+43%

Jobs based in Tuttletown, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 10. 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 Tuttletown’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Next door

Next door to Tuttletown

The biggest share goes to Columbia (2%).

Jobs & commute next door

TownTuttletown workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Tuttletown–——37 min$116,652
Columbia2%DA28 min$58,520

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Tuttletown’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Tuttletown: questions

What is the median household income in Tuttletown?

$116,652 (±$34,306) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Tuttletown?

33.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Tuttletown?

37 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Tuttletown work?

<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sonora (10%, 4 mi), East Sonora (4%, 6 mi), Modesto (4%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Tuttletown without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Tuttletown, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Tuttletown

Tuttletown home →

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.