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Work & commute · Elizabeth Lake

Work & commute in Elizabeth Lake, CA

Most working residents leave Elizabeth Lake for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Los Angeles (27%), Santa Clarita (9%) and Lancaster (6%). Half commute less than 41 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
1%
14 of 1,033 working residents
Typical commute
41 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
39 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
16%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,019 Elizabeth Lake residents head out of town to work, 14 work right here, and 63 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Elizabeth Lake.

1,019live here, work elsewhere
14live and work here
63work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Elizabeth Lake goes to work

RiverbankBaldwin ParkSanta MonicaAzusaBurbankPasadenaGlendaleThousand OaksSanta ClaritaLos AngelesLancasterPalmdaleElizabeth LakeCastaicLake HughesLeona ValleyLos AngelesSanta ClaritaLancasterPalmdaleBurbankSanta MonicaPasadenaGlendaleThousand OaksElizabeth Lake
1
Los Angeles44.1 mi away
27%276
2
Santa Clarita18 mi away
9%96
3
Lancaster11.9 mi away
6%60
4
Palmdale16.2 mi away
4%37
5
Burbank32.4 mi away
2%24
6
Santa Monica45.1 mi away
1%14
7
Elizabeth Lake (in town)right here
1%14
8
Pasadena36.9 mi away
1%11
9
Glendale33.7 mi away
1%11
10
Thousand Oaks42.6 mi away
1%11
Everywhere elseother towns and states
46%479

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

How far

How far Elizabeth Lake commutes

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

4%Under 10 mi
24%10–24 mi
44%25–50 mi
28%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Elizabeth Lake is a commuter town

0.07jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Elizabeth Lake are

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

Jobs based in Elizabeth Lake

77 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)43%
Trade, transport & utilities5%
Services (health, schools, offices…)52%
$1,250 a month or less21%
$1,251–$3,333 a month26%
Over $3,333 a month53%

Jobs Elizabeth Lake residents hold

1,033 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)19%
Trade, transport & utilities20%
Services (health, schools, offices…)61%
$1,250 a month or less14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month23%
Over $3,333 a month64%
+157%

Jobs based in Elizabeth Lake, 2013 → 2023: 30 → 77. 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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