Work & commute · Lodi

Work & commute in Lodi, CA

About one in 5 of Lodi’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Stockton (18%), Sacramento (3%) and San Francisco (2%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

22%

6,075 of 27,045 working residents

Typical commute

15 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

24 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

12%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 20,970 Lodi residents head out of town to work, 6,075 work right here, and 18,927 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Lodi.

20,970live here, work elsewhere

6,075live and work here

18,927work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Lodi goes to work

Lodi (in town)right here

22%6,075

Stockton10.1 mi away

18%4,803

Sacramento32.3 mi away

3%897

San Francisco98.7 mi away

2%577

Tracy28.6 mi away

2%520

Modesto36.9 mi away

2%516

Elk Grove20.9 mi away

2%471

San Jose63.8 mi away

1%391

Galt10.2 mi away

1%357

Fremont56 mi away

1%344

Everywhere elseother towns and states

45%12,094

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

How far

How far Lodi commutes

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

38%

19%

21%

22%

38%Under 10 mi

19%10–24 mi

21%25–50 mi

22%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Lodi is balanced between jobs and homes

0.92jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.92 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Lodi are

25,002 jobs are based in Lodi. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lodi’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Lodi

25,002 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)58%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month59%

Jobs Lodi residents hold

27,045 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month64%

+25%

Jobs based in Lodi, 2013 → 2023: 20,012 → 25,002. 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.