Most of Zayante commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
For 28% of workers, the job is at home, against 17% across California. Zayante has 30 jobs, against 316 working residents. Hardly any work in Zayante; the top destination outside it is San Jose (14%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Zayante, in a few figures
Zayante is a place people come home to
There are 30 jobs based in Zayante, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Zayante has about 110 people in it, 72% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Home offices are common in Zayante
28% of Zayante workers work from home, against 17% across California. Time on the road ↓
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 316 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Zayante
On a workday 313 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Zayante on a workday afternoon, 72% 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 trip to work from Zayante: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Zayante workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 169 commuters (the 28% 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 that employ Zayante’s residents
Where Zayante clocks in
14% of workers
11% of workers
8% 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.
Jobs in Zayante: what the 30 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Zayante, 2013 → 2023: 68 → 30. 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 Zayante’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Zayante commutes less than 16 miles
About 16% 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 Zayante compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Ben Lomond (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Zayante workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zayante | – | — | — | 28 min | $182,857 |
| Ben Lomond | 3% | B− | A− | 33 min | $130,041 |
| Lompico | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Mount Hermon | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lompico and Mount Hermon: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Zayante’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 Zayante: questions
What is the median household income in Zayante?
$182,857 (±$105,705) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Zayante?
1.8%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Zayante?
28 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Zayante work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Jose (14%, 19 mi), Santa Cruz (11%, 8 mi), Scotts Valley (8%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Zayante 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 Zayante, from the people who make the trip.
More of Zayante
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.