Work & commute · Lee Vining

Work & commute in Lee Vining, CA

Most working residents leave Lee Vining for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Bridgeport (15%), Bishop (4%) and Fresno (4%). Half commute less than 100 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 93 working residents

Typical commute

100 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

46%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 91 Lee Vining residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 90 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Lee Vining.

91live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

90work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Lee Vining goes to work

Bridgeport21.2 mi away

15%14

Bishop56.8 mi away

4%4

Fresno89.1 mi away

4%4

Mammoth Lakes24.1 mi away

3%3

San Jose154.2 mi away

3%3

Reno, NV116.8 mi away

3%3

Modesto105 mi away

2%2

Livermore145.1 mi away

2%2

San Francisco213.9 mi away

2%2

Oakland169.8 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

58%54

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

How far

How far Lee Vining commutes

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

18%

76%

3%Under 10 mi

18%10–24 mi

2%25–50 mi

76%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Lee Vining is balanced between jobs and homes

0.99jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.99 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Lee Vining are

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

Jobs based in Lee Vining

92 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)78%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month55%

Jobs Lee Vining residents hold

93 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)70%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month51%

+77%

Jobs based in Lee Vining, 2013 → 2023: 52 → 92. 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.