Most of Twain Harte commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Twain Harte grades C+ for jobs and income and B− for walkability. 313 jobs are based in Twain Harte, against 1,104 working residents. Only 4% work in Twain Harte; the top destination outside it is Sonora (7%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Twain Harte at work: what stands out
A big share show a job far from home
65% 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 ↓
Twain Harte workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 29 across California. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Twain Harte is a place people come home to
There are 313 jobs based in Twain Harte, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Twain Harte has about 1,600 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Many jobs in Twain Harte pay little
28% of the jobs based in Twain Harte pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Twain Harte
54% of Twain Harte residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 36% of the jobs based in Twain Harte pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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.
Where Twain Harte’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty and job access, Twain Harte is better than 38% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Twain Harte’s grade up ($88,739, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 8% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Twain Harte’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, Twain Harte could be anywhere from C− to B.
How far it is to work from Twain Harte
About 65% 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.
The daily trip from Twain Harte: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Twain Harte workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 673 commuters (the 23% 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 daily flow of workers through Twain Harte
On a workday 1,061 residents head out to work, 43 work right here, and 270 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Twain Harte on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
The kinds of work in Twain Harte
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Twain Harte, 2013 → 2023: 426 → 313. 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 Twain Harte’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns that employ Twain Harte’s residents
Where Twain Harte clocks in
7% of workers
3% 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 Twain Harte, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Twain Harte is more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Twain Harte near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 872 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 Twain Harte households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Twain Harte’s commuters take a bus or train.
Twain Harte places 2,830th of 4,995 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,200
| # | 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% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Harmony Grove CA | 2,585 | $227K | 4.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 80 | Ross CA | 2,304 | $250K | 4.8% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 111 | Fairbanks Ranch CA | 2,703 | $250K | 5.5% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,828 | Oakfield NY | 1,794 | $70K | 14.1% | 5.6% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,829 | Richmond Township PA | 2,142 | $72K | 7.3% | 1.8% | 7% | C+ |
| 2,830 | Twain Harte CA | 2,372 | $89K | 9.7% | 0.0% | 4% | C+ |
| 2,831 | Delphi IN | 2,973 | $60K | 9.6% | 4.9% | 12% | C+ |
| 2,832 | Brockway PA | 2,213 | $57K | 11.7% | 2.8% | 15% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,995 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Twain Harte, the top three, the last and three more from California.
How Twain Harte compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Mono Vista (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Twain Harte workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twain Harte | – | C+ | B− | 38 min | $88,739 |
| Mono Vista | 2% | C | B | 32 min | $85,769 |
| Soulsbyville | under 2% | B− | D | 24 min | $96,865 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Twain Harte’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 Twain Harte: questions
What is the median household income in Twain Harte?
$88,739 (±$7,662) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Twain Harte?
9.7%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Twain Harte?
38 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Twain Harte work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sonora (7%, 9 mi), East Sonora (3%, 7 mi), Sacramento (3%, 76 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Twain Harte walkable?
Twain Harte is more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Twain Harte 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 Twain Harte, from the people who make the trip.
More of Twain Harte
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. 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.