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Work & commute · Buena Vista

Work & commute in Buena Vista, CA

Most working residents leave Buena Vista for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Jackson (9%), Sacramento (7%) and Ione (6%). Half commute less than 31 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
1%
2 of 287 working residents
Typical commute
31 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
— min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
6%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 285 Buena Vista residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Buena Vista.

285live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
24work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Buena Vista goes to work

Sutter CreekJacksonIonePlacervilleLodiBrentwoodRosevilleRancho CordovaSan JoseOaklandSacramentoFresnoStocktonBuena VistaMartellJacksonSacramentoIoneSutter CreekLodiOaklandStocktonSan JoseMartellRancho CordovaBuena Vista
1
Jackson8.6 mi away
9%27
2
Sacramento35.2 mi away
7%19
3
Ione4.8 mi away
6%16
4
Sutter Creek9.2 mi away
3%10
5
Lodi23.6 mi away
3%10
6
Oakland80 mi away
3%10
7
Stockton30.7 mi away
3%8
8
San Jose84.8 mi away
2%6
9
Martell7.7 mi away
2%6
10
Rancho Cordova25.9 mi away
2%5
Everywhere elseother towns and states
59%170

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

How far

How far Buena Vista commutes

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

26%Under 10 mi
15%10–24 mi
26%25–50 mi
33%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Buena Vista is a commuter town

0.09jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Buena Vista are

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

Jobs based in Buena Vista

26 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)0%
Trade, transport & utilities65%
Services (health, schools, offices…)35%
$1,250 a month or less54%
$1,251–$3,333 a month38%
Over $3,333 a month8%

Jobs Buena Vista residents hold

287 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)15%
Trade, transport & utilities17%
Services (health, schools, offices…)68%
$1,250 a month or less14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month30%
Over $3,333 a month55%
+225%

Jobs based in Buena Vista, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 26. 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.

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