Work & commute · Hamilton Branch

Work & commute in Hamilton Branch, CA

Most working residents leave Hamilton Branch for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Chester (19%), Lake Almanor Peninsula (13%) and Susanville (8%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 183 working residents

Typical commute

26 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

32 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

30%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 182 Hamilton Branch residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Hamilton Branch.

182live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

36work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Hamilton Branch goes to work

Chester7.4 mi away

19%34

Lake Almanor Peninsula2 mi away

13%23

Susanville26.9 mi away

8%15

Chico52.3 mi away

4%7

San Francisco204.6 mi away

3%5

Sacramento119.8 mi away

3%5

Johnstonville27.8 mi away

3%5

Lake Almanor Country Club3 mi away

2%4

Quincy25.1 mi away

2%4

East Quincy26.6 mi away

2%4

Everywhere elseother towns and states

42%77

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

How far

How far Hamilton Branch commutes

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

41%

13%

42%

41%Under 10 mi

4%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

42%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Hamilton Branch is a commuter town

0.20jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Hamilton Branch are

37 jobs are based in Hamilton Branch. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hamilton Branch’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Hamilton Branch

37 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)46%

Trade, transport & utilities3%

Services (health, schools, offices…)51%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Hamilton Branch residents hold

183 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)69%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month60%

+32%

Jobs based in Hamilton Branch, 2013 → 2023: 28 → 37. 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.