Work & commute · Big Lagoon

Work & commute in Big Lagoon, CA

Most working residents leave Big Lagoon for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Eureka (26%), Arcata (20%) and McKinleyville (11%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 35 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

23%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 35 Big Lagoon residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Big Lagoon.

35live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

10work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Big Lagoon goes to work

Eureka24.9 mi away

26%9

Arcata20.7 mi away

20%7

McKinleyville14.6 mi away

11%4

Myrtletown25.6 mi away

6%2

Santa Rosa202.1 mi away

3%1

Sacramento228 mi away

3%1

North Bend, OR155.4 mi away

3%1

Orick9.6 mi away

3%1

Westhaven-Moonstone8.7 mi away

3%1

Weaverville69 mi away

3%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

20%7

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

How far

How far Big Lagoon commutes

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

17%

51%

14%

17%

17%Under 10 mi

51%10–24 mi

14%25–50 mi

17%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Big Lagoon is a commuter town

0.29jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Big Lagoon are

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

Jobs based in Big Lagoon

10 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less40%

$1,251–$3,333 a month40%

Over $3,333 a month20%

Jobs Big Lagoon residents hold

35 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)11%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)71%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month40%

Over $3,333 a month40%

−23%

Jobs based in Big Lagoon, 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.