PG&E Powerhouse · Photo: Oscarmostofi · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Walker commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Commuters spend 42 minutes getting to work on average; the California average is 29, the U.S. 26. Walker has 31 jobs, against 220 working residents. Only 3% stay in Walker for work; outside it, Bridgeport is the main destination (17%, 23 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Walker
A big share show a job far from home
67% 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 ↓
Walker is a place people come home to
There are 31 jobs based in Walker, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Walker has about 340 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Walker and Bridgeport trade workers both ways
Bridgeport is the top workplace for Walker residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Walker come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 220 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Walker
About 67% 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.
Walker by day and by night
On a workday 214 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Walker on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 towns that employ Walker’s residents
Where Walker clocks in
17% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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.
The kinds of work in Walker
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Walker, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 31. 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 Walker’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 42 minutes from Walker
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Walker workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 154 commuters (the 21% 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 towns around Walker
The biggest share goes to Coleville (5%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Walker workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker | – | — | — | 42 min | $85,294 |
| Coleville | 5% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Coleville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Walker’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 Walker: questions
What is the median household income in Walker?
$85,294 (±$69,766) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Walker?
23.5%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Walker?
42 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Walker work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bridgeport (17%, 23 mi), Mammoth Lakes (5%, 67 mi), Coleville (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Walker without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Walker, from the people who make the trip.
More of Walker
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.