Work & commute · Fortuna

Work & commute in Fortuna, CA

About one in 4 of Fortuna’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Eureka (26%), Arcata (6%) and Scotia (3%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

24%

1,050 of 4,409 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

25 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

11%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 3,359 Fortuna residents head out of town to work, 1,050 work right here, and 1,829 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Fortuna.

3,359live here, work elsewhere

1,050live and work here

1,829work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Fortuna goes to work

Eureka14.7 mi away

26%1,167

Fortuna (in town)right here

24%1,050

Arcata19.3 mi away

6%257

Scotia7.7 mi away

3%134

Myrtletown13.9 mi away

2%76

Ferndale6.3 mi away

2%75

Humboldt Hill9.8 mi away

1%64

Rio Dell6.5 mi away

1%56

Redding93.2 mi away

1%52

Hydesville3.7 mi away

1%52

Everywhere elseother towns and states

32%1,426

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

How far

How far Fortuna commutes

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

40%

39%

17%

40%Under 10 mi

39%10–24 mi

4%25–50 mi

17%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Fortuna is a commuter town

0.65jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Fortuna are

2,879 jobs are based in Fortuna. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Fortuna’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Fortuna

2,879 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)72%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month48%

Jobs Fortuna residents hold

4,409 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)67%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month58%

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Jobs based in Fortuna, 2013 → 2023: 2,875 → 2,879. 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.