Work & commute · Boron

Work & commute in Boron, CA

About one in 4 of Boron’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Los Angeles (5%), North Edwards (5%) and Bakersfield (4%). Half commute less than 39 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

25%

162 of 643 working residents

Typical commute

39 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

23 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 481 Boron residents head out of town to work, 162 work right here, and 739 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Boron.

481live here, work elsewhere

162live and work here

739work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Boron goes to work

Boron (in town)right here

25%162

Los Angeles81.6 mi away

5%35

North Edwards8 mi away

5%29

Bakersfield80.5 mi away

4%26

Lancaster36.9 mi away

3%22

Palmdale39.2 mi away

3%19

Edwards AFB16.8 mi away

3%17

California City13.9 mi away

2%12

Mojave29.5 mi away

2%12

Ridgecrest41.4 mi away

2%10

Everywhere elseother towns and states

47%299

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

How far

How far Boron commutes

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

31%

18%

44%

31%Under 10 mi

7%10–24 mi

18%25–50 mi

44%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Boron is balanced between jobs and homes

1.40jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.40 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Boron are

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

Jobs based in Boron

901 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)75%

Trade, transport & utilities3%

Services (health, schools, offices…)22%

$1,250 a month or less5%

$1,251–$3,333 a month12%

Over $3,333 a month83%

Jobs Boron residents hold

643 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month54%

−19%

Jobs based in Boron, 2013 → 2023: 1,118 → 901. 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.