Work & commute · Johannesburg

Work & commute in Johannesburg, CA

Most working residents leave Johannesburg for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Boron (14%), North Edwards (14%) and Fresno (9%). Half commute less than 39 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 22 working residents

Typical commute

39 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

37%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 22 Johannesburg residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Johannesburg.

22live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

4work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Johannesburg goes to work

Boron23.7 mi away

14%3

North Edwards24.3 mi away

14%3

Fresno154.8 mi away

9%2

Mojave39.6 mi away

9%2

Reedley131.9 mi away

5%1

Torrance114 mi away

5%1

Chico379.6 mi away

5%1

Simi Valley98.8 mi away

5%1

Glendale89.1 mi away

5%1

Yucaipa98.5 mi away

5%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

27%6

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

How far

How far Johannesburg commutes

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

45%

0%Under 10 mi

9%10–24 mi

45%25–50 mi

45%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Johannesburg is a commuter town

0.18jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Johannesburg are

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

Jobs based in Johannesburg

4 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)50%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month50%

Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Johannesburg residents hold

22 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)9%

Trade, transport & utilities27%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less5%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month68%

−93%

Jobs based in Johannesburg, 2013 → 2023: 54 → 4. 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.