Work & commute · Eureka

Work & commute in Eureka, CA

49% of Eureka’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Arcata (13%), Myrtletown (3%) and McKinleyville (3%). Half commute less than 2 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

49%

4,775 of 9,740 working residents

Typical commute

2 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

16 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

12%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 4,965 Eureka residents head out of town to work, 4,775 work right here, and 12,908 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Eureka.

4,965live here, work elsewhere

4,775live and work here

12,908work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Eureka goes to work

Eureka (in town)right here

49%4,775

Arcata6 mi away

13%1,245

Myrtletown1.4 mi away

3%319

McKinleyville11.2 mi away

3%275

Fortuna14.7 mi away

2%239

Humboldt Hill5.8 mi away

2%211

Cutten2.4 mi away

2%157

Redding95 mi away

1%107

Sacramento210.1 mi away

1%97

San Francisco220.6 mi away

1%54

Everywhere elseother towns and states

23%2,261

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

How far

How far Eureka commutes

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

72%

17%

72%Under 10 mi

9%10–24 mi

1%25–50 mi

17%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Eureka is a job hub

1.82jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Eureka are

17,683 jobs are based in Eureka. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Eureka’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Eureka

17,683 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)74%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month60%

Jobs Eureka residents hold

9,740 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)70%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month55%

+11%

Jobs based in Eureka, 2013 → 2023: 15,945 → 17,683. 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.