Photo: USDAgov · Public domainHousehold incomes in Wofford Heights are lower than in 97% of U.S. towns
20.9% of residents are in poverty (California 12.0%). For jobs and income Wofford Heights is near the bottom of U.S. towns (D−); for walkability it is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns (B+). 7% of workers have no commute at all, next to 17% for California as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Wofford Heights: the figures worth knowing
Wofford Heights’ biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Wofford Heights is Bakersfield, 40 miles away as the crow flies. 16% of working residents (80) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A big share show a job far from home
46% 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 ↓
Wofford Heights is a place people come home to
There are 97 jobs based in Wofford Heights, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. 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; with 487 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Wofford Heights’ Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty and job access, Wofford Heights is near the bottom of U.S. towns, #841 of 847 in California. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Wofford Heights’ grade.
Unemployment (22.6%) is left out: Wofford Heights’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Wofford Heights could be anywhere from D− to D.
Near or far: the trip to work from Wofford Heights
About 46% 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.
Wofford Heights quiets down on a workday
On a workday 476 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 86 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Wofford Heights on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.20 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
16% of working residents work in Bakersfield
Where Wofford Heights clocks in
16% of workers
7% 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 work there is in Wofford Heights: 97 jobs
97 jobs are based in Wofford Heights.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wofford Heights, 2013 → 2023: 136 → 97. 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 Wofford Heights’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 31 minutes to work from Wofford Heights
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wofford Heights workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 693 commuters (the 7% 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 commute in Wofford Heights is mostly behind the wheel
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 8.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 7.1% across California, on an EPA index of 5.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 742 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). 6.0% of Wofford Heights households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Wofford Heights’ commuters take a bus or train.
U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,600, and where Wofford Heights sits
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 31 | Harmony Grove CA | 2,585 | $227K | 4.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 81 | Ross CA | 2,304 | $250K | 4.8% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 107 | Fairbanks Ranch CA | 2,703 | $250K | 5.5% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,738 | Northumberland NH | 2,096 | $40K | 23.1% | 1.8% | 17% | D− |
| 4,739 | South Taft CA | 2,939 | $43K | 35.0% | 13.6% | 3% | D− |
| 4,740 | Wofford Heights CA | 2,656 | $39K | 20.9% | 22.6% | 2% | D− |
| 4,741 | Brinkley AR | 2,468 | $39K | 25.7% | 16.7% | 24% | D− |
| 4,742 | Glenwood AR | 2,016 | $34K | 38.8% | 1.0% | 28% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,797 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Wofford Heights, the top three, the last and three more from California.
The towns around Wofford Heights
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wofford Heights workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wofford Heights | – | D− | B+ | 31 min | $38,686 |
| Kernville | 7% | — | — | 51 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kernville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Kernville. Darker towns draw more of Wofford Heights’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 Wofford Heights: questions
What is the median household income in Wofford Heights?
$38,686 (±$9,181) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wofford Heights?
20.9%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wofford Heights?
31 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wofford Heights work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bakersfield (16%, 40 mi), Kernville (7%, 4 mi), Lake Isabella (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Wofford Heights walkable?
Wofford Heights is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wofford Heights without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wofford Heights, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wofford Heights
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.