Work & commute · Klamath

Work & commute in Klamath, CA

About one in 4 of Klamath’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Eureka (10%), Crescent City (7%) and Arcata (5%). Half commute less than 50 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

24%

68 of 279 working residents

Typical commute

50 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

24 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 211 Klamath residents head out of town to work, 68 work right here, and 145 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Klamath.

211live here, work elsewhere

68live and work here

145work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Klamath goes to work

Klamath (in town)right here

24%68

Eureka53.7 mi away

10%29

Crescent City15.2 mi away

7%20

Arcata49.1 mi away

5%13

Medford, OR81.3 mi away

4%12

McKinleyville43 mi away

3%7

Chico171.6 mi away

2%6

Sacramento248.6 mi away

2%6

Bertsch-Oceanview13.7 mi away

2%6

Grants Pass, OR70 mi away

2%5

Everywhere elseother towns and states

38%107

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

How far

How far Klamath commutes

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

27%

13%

10%

50%

27%Under 10 mi

13%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

50%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Klamath is balanced between jobs and homes

0.76jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.76 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Klamath are

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

Jobs based in Klamath

213 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month54%

Jobs Klamath residents hold

279 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)67%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month54%

+157%

Jobs based in Klamath, 2013 → 2023: 83 → 213. 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.