Making a living in Valley Ranch
Only 6% stay in Valley Ranch for work; outside it, Portola is the main destination (6%, 7 miles). There are 38 jobs in Valley Ranch; 35 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Valley Ranch by day
On a workday 33 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.09 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Valley Ranch to work: where people go
Where Valley Ranch clocks in
6% of workers
6% 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.
What Valley Ranch’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Valley Ranch, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 38. 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 Valley Ranch’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Valley Ranch commutes less than 78 miles
About 63% 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.
Work in the towns next to Valley Ranch
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Valley Ranch workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Ranch | – | — | — | — | — |
| Clio | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Gold Mountain | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Whitehawk | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Clio, Gold Mountain and Whitehawk: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Valley Ranch’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 Valley Ranch: questions
What is the poverty rate in Valley Ranch?
0.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Valley Ranch work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portola (6%, 7 mi), Roseville (6%, 78 mi), San Francisco (6%, 169 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Valley Ranch, from the people who make the trip.
More of Valley Ranch
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.