Work & commute · Galt

Work & commute in Galt, CA

Most working residents leave Galt for work: only 12% work in town. The top destinations are Sacramento (15%), Lodi (7%) and Stockton (7%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

12%

1,446 of 11,820 working residents

Typical commute

22 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

31 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 10,374 Galt residents head out of town to work, 1,446 work right here, and 3,393 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Galt.

10,374live here, work elsewhere

1,446live and work here

3,393work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Galt goes to work

Sacramento22.6 mi away

15%1,736

Galt (in town)right here

12%1,446

Lodi10.2 mi away

7%864

Stockton20.2 mi away

7%802

Elk Grove11.1 mi away

6%722

Rancho Cordova21.6 mi away

2%262

San Francisco101.5 mi away

2%246

Roseville34.7 mi away

2%211

San Jose72.8 mi away

1%148

Arden-Arcade23.4 mi away

1%147

Everywhere elseother towns and states

44%5,236

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

How far

How far Galt commutes

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

22%

38%

21%

18%

22%Under 10 mi

38%10–24 mi

21%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Galt is a commuter town

0.41jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Galt are

4,839 jobs are based in Galt. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Galt’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Galt

4,839 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month49%

Jobs Galt residents hold

11,820 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month67%

+52%

Jobs based in Galt, 2013 → 2023: 3,190 → 4,839. 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.