Twain has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Only 6% work in Twain; the top destination outside it is Reno (11%, 72 miles). Employers in Twain report 4 jobs; 18 of its residents have a job. 67.7% of residents are in poverty, against 12.0% across California.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Twain
On a workday 17 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 17 people are in Twain on a workday afternoon, 45% 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.
Where people from Twain work
Where Twain clocks in
11% 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.
Most jobs in Twain are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Twain works
About 39% 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.
Twain and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Twain workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twain | – | — | — | — | — |
| Paxton | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Paxton: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Twain’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: questions
What is the poverty rate in Twain?
67.7%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Twain work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Reno (11%, 72 mi), Taylorsville (11%, 11 mi), Crescent Mills (11%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Twain, from the people who make the trip.
More of Twain
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.