Work & commute · Larkspur

Work & commute in Larkspur, CA

Most working residents leave Larkspur for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are San Francisco (30%), San Rafael (8%) and Novato (4%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

349 of 4,793 working residents

Typical commute

13 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

33%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 4,444 Larkspur residents head out of town to work, 349 work right here, and 5,595 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Larkspur.

4,444live here, work elsewhere

349live and work here

5,595work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Larkspur goes to work

San Francisco31.2 mi away

30%1,437

San Rafael3 mi away

8%385

Larkspur (in town)right here

7%349

Novato10 mi away

4%193

Corte Madera1.3 mi away

4%186

Oakland20.3 mi away

3%150

Kentfield1.7 mi away

3%136

Mill Valley2.4 mi away

2%79

Sausalito6 mi away

1%67

Berkeley13.6 mi away

1%67

Everywhere elseother towns and states

36%1,744

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

How far

How far Larkspur commutes

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

35%

42%

12%

35%Under 10 mi

42%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

12%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Larkspur is balanced between jobs and homes

1.24jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.24 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Larkspur are

5,944 jobs are based in Larkspur. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Larkspur’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Larkspur

5,944 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)3%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)81%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month16%

Over $3,333 a month75%

Jobs Larkspur residents hold

4,793 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)9%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)77%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month13%

Over $3,333 a month77%

+7%

Jobs based in Larkspur, 2013 → 2023: 5,574 → 5,944. 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.