Work & commute · Benbow

Work & commute in Benbow, CA

Most working residents leave Benbow for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Garberville (20%), Redway (13%) and Eureka (7%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 84 working residents

Typical commute

22 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 84 Benbow residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Benbow.

84live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

10work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Benbow goes to work

Garberville3.2 mi away

20%17

Redway5.1 mi away

13%11

Eureka55 mi away

7%6

Sacramento160.3 mi away

6%5

Miranda12.2 mi away

5%4

Rio Dell35.3 mi away

2%2

Fortuna41.5 mi away

2%2

Arcata57.8 mi away

2%2

Roseville158.1 mi away

2%2

Phillipsville10.4 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

37%31

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Benbow commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

38%

12%

43%

38%Under 10 mi

12%10–24 mi

7%25–50 mi

43%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Benbow is a commuter town

0.12jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.12 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Benbow are

10 jobs are based in Benbow. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Benbow’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Benbow

10 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities30%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less40%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month30%

Jobs Benbow residents hold

84 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities35%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month40%

Over $3,333 a month42%

−23%

Jobs based in Benbow, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 10. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.