Work & commute · California Polytechnic State University

Work & commute in California Polytechnic State University, CA

Most working residents leave California Polytechnic State University for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Los Angeles (10%), San Luis Obispo (7%) and Santa Barbara (3%). Half commute less than 141 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

28 of 1,134 working residents

Typical commute

141 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

17 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

14%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,106 California Polytechnic State University residents head out of town to work, 28 work right here, and 1,784 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in California Polytechnic State University.

1,106live here, work elsewhere

28live and work here

1,784work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where California Polytechnic State University goes to work

Los Angeles156.1 mi away

10%118

San Luis Obispo2.8 mi away

7%77

Santa Barbara82.6 mi away

3%37

Bakersfield91.9 mi away

3%35

San Francisco212.6 mi away

2%28

California Polytechnic State University (in town)right here

2%28

San Diego265.4 mi away

2%27

Fresno113 mi away

2%25

Goleta75.7 mi away

2%19

Irvine199.6 mi away

2%18

Everywhere elseother towns and states

64%722

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

How far

How far California Polytechnic State University commutes

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

13%

80%

13%Under 10 mi

4%10–24 mi

3%25–50 mi

80%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

California Polytechnic State University is a job hub

1.60jobs per working resident

A job hub

1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in California Polytechnic State University are

1,812 jobs are based in California Polytechnic State University. Here is what they are, next to the jobs California Polytechnic State University’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in California Polytechnic State University

1,812 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less79%

$1,251–$3,333 a month7%

Over $3,333 a month15%

Jobs California Polytechnic State University residents hold

1,134 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month62%

+127%

Jobs based in California Polytechnic State University, 2013 → 2023: 799 → 1,812. 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.