West Bishop has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Household incomes here are higher than in 86% of U.S. towns. There are 313 jobs in West Bishop for 1,379 working residents. Jobs and income earn West Bishop B+; getting around on foot earns it C.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in West Bishop
Commutes from West Bishop are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 29 across California. That’s about 92 hours a year less on the road than the typical California worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
42% 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 ↓
West Bishop and Bishop trade workers both ways
Bishop is the top workplace for West Bishop residents (32%) and also where the most people who work in West Bishop come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
West Bishop is a place people come home to
There are 313 jobs based in West Bishop, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday West Bishop has about 1,500 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 West Bishop’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, West Bishop is better than 67% of U.S. towns, #336 of 847 in California. Household income holds West Bishop’s grade up ($114,653, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 10% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, West Bishop could be anywhere from C+ to A.
About 17 minutes each way, quicker than most of California
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Bishop workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 941 commuters (the 15% 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.
How far West Bishop’s workers travel
About 42% 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.
32% of working residents work in Bishop
Where West Bishop clocks in
32% of workers
9% 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.
Who works in West Bishop, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,294 residents head out to work, 85 work right here, and 228 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in West Bishop on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 West Bishop
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Bishop, 2013 → 2023: 272 → 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 West Bishop’s own residents hold wherever they work.
For most of West Bishop, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, West Bishop is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns, #777 of 847 in California. Both inputs place West Bishop 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 1,103 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). 4.5% of West Bishop households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of West Bishop’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,400, West Bishop ranks 1,334th of 4,868 on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Harmony Grove CA | 2,585 | $227K | 4.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 77 | Ross CA | 2,304 | $250K | 4.8% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 106 | Fairbanks Ranch CA | 2,703 | $250K | 5.5% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,332 | Newton Township KS | 2,202 | $90K | 4.3% | 5.8% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,333 | Underhill VT | 3,071 | $92K | 6.4% | 2.2% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,334 | West Bishop CA | 2,551 | $115K | 5.9% | 2.8% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,335 | North Rock Springs WY | 2,277 | $104K | 9.0% | 1.6% | 9% | B+ |
| 1,336 | Everson WA | 3,254 | $80K | 5.5% | 2.0% | 3% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,868 | 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 West Bishop, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Bordering towns draw 32% of West Bishop’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Bishop workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Bishop | – | B+ | C | 17 min | $114,653 |
| Bishop | 32% | B | A+ | 16 min | $83,686 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bishop. Darker towns draw more of West Bishop’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 West Bishop: questions
What is the median household income in West Bishop?
$114,653 (±$19,806) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Bishop?
5.9%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Bishop?
17 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Bishop work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bishop (32%, 4 mi), Mammoth Lakes (9%, 34 mi), Fresno (3%, 83 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is West Bishop walkable?
West Bishop is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around West Bishop without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Bishop, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Bishop
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.