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Work & commute · Campo

Work & commute in Campo, CA

Most working residents leave Campo for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are San Diego (27%), El Cajon (7%) and Chula Vista (4%). Half commute less than 37 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
4%
56 of 1,278 working residents
Typical commute
37 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
44 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
7%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,222 Campo residents head out of town to work, 56 work right here, and 212 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Campo.

1,222live here, work elsewhere
56live and work here
212work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Campo goes to work

National CityLa MesaEl CajonEl CentroSanteeCarlsbadSan DiegoLos AngelesChula VistaPotreroWinter GardensLakesideCampoAlpineSan DiegoEl CajonChula VistaSanteeLa MesaLos AngelesNational CityCarlsbadAlpineCampo
1
San Diego39.8 mi away
27%346
2
El Cajon30.4 mi away
7%94
3
Campo (in town)right here
4%56
4
Chula Vista31.5 mi away
4%54
5
Santee33.2 mi away
2%28
6
La Mesa32.8 mi away
2%25
7
Los Angeles146.8 mi away
2%24
8
National City36.4 mi away
1%17
9
Carlsbad57.9 mi away
1%17
10
Alpine21.5 mi away
1%16
Everywhere elseother towns and states
47%601

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

How far

How far Campo commutes

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

11%Under 10 mi
10%10–24 mi
54%25–50 mi
25%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Campo is a commuter town

0.21jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Campo are

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

Jobs based in Campo

268 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)26%
Trade, transport & utilities16%
Services (health, schools, offices…)58%
$1,250 a month or less17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month28%
Over $3,333 a month55%

Jobs Campo residents hold

1,278 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)21%
Trade, transport & utilities19%
Services (health, schools, offices…)60%
$1,250 a month or less10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month30%
Over $3,333 a month60%
+38%

Jobs based in Campo, 2013 → 2023: 194 → 268. 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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