With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Whitehawk works elsewhere
0% of workers work from home (California 17%). 16 jobs are based in Whitehawk, and 40 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Whitehawk; the top destination outside it is Sacramento (10%, 94 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Whitehawk
On a workday 40 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 15 people are in Whitehawk on a workday afternoon, 62% 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.
Commuting out of Whitehawk: the destinations
Where Whitehawk clocks in
10% 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 Whitehawk
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Whitehawk, 2013 → 2023: 28 → 16. 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 Whitehawk’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Whitehawk
of Whitehawk workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10 commuters (the 0% 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.
Half of Whitehawk commutes less than 55 miles
About 55% 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.
How Whitehawk compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Valley Ranch (5%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Whitehawk workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehawk | – | — | — | — | — |
| Valley Ranch | 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Valley Ranch: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Whitehawk’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 Whitehawk: questions
What is the poverty rate in Whitehawk?
0.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Whitehawk work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sacramento (10%, 94 mi), Portola (5%, 8 mi), Valley Ranch (5%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Whitehawk without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Whitehawk, from the people who make the trip.
More of Whitehawk
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.