Work & commute · Firebaugh

Work & commute in Firebaugh, CA

About one in 4 of Firebaugh’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Fresno (15%), Mendota (4%) and Madera (3%). Half commute less than 29 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

23%

627 of 2,719 working residents

Typical commute

29 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

26 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,092 Firebaugh residents head out of town to work, 627 work right here, and 816 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Firebaugh.

2,092live here, work elsewhere

627live and work here

816work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Firebaugh goes to work

Firebaugh (in town)right here

23%627

Fresno36.6 mi away

15%412

Mendota7.6 mi away

4%104

Madera21.8 mi away

3%81

Kerman23.3 mi away

2%63

Clovis42.7 mi away

2%48

Visalia72.1 mi away

1%35

Dos Palos13.6 mi away

1%34

Los Banos25.9 mi away

1%29

Los Angeles226.9 mi away

1%27

Everywhere elseother towns and states

46%1,259

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

How far

How far Firebaugh commutes

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

32%

17%

26%

32%Under 10 mi

17%10–24 mi

26%25–50 mi

26%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Firebaugh is a commuter town

0.53jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Firebaugh are

1,443 jobs are based in Firebaugh. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Firebaugh’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Firebaugh

1,443 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)36%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month53%

Jobs Firebaugh residents hold

2,719 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)38%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)44%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month56%

+26%

Jobs based in Firebaugh, 2013 → 2023: 1,141 → 1,443. 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.