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Work & commute · Potrero

Work & commute in Potrero, CA

Most working residents leave Potrero for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are San Diego (27%), El Cajon (8%) and Chula Vista (4%). Half commute less than 31 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 296 working residents
Typical commute
31 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
— 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 296 Potrero residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 56 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Potrero.

296live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
56work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Potrero goes to work

HoltvilleLemon GroveNational CityLa MesaNorcoEl CajonEl CentroSanteeVistaPowaySan DiegoLos AngelesChula VistaPotreroCampoAlpineSan DiegoEl CajonChula VistaLa MesaPowayLos AngelesAlpineCampoSanteeVistaPotrero
1
San Diego33.4 mi away
27%79
2
El Cajon24.3 mi away
8%24
3
Chula Vista23.8 mi away
4%13
4
La Mesa26.2 mi away
3%9
5
Poway35.4 mi away
3%8
6
Los Angeles142.4 mi away
3%8
7
Alpine18.1 mi away
3%8
8
Campo7.9 mi away
2%7
9
Santee27.7 mi away
2%6
10
Vista54.1 mi away
2%5
Everywhere elseother towns and states
44%129

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

How far

How far Potrero commutes

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

7%Under 10 mi
24%10–24 mi
48%25–50 mi
22%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Potrero is a commuter town

0.19jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Potrero are

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

Jobs based in Potrero

56 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)14%
Trade, transport & utilities16%
Services (health, schools, offices…)70%
$1,250 a month or less13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month30%
Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Potrero residents hold

296 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)26%
Trade, transport & utilities19%
Services (health, schools, offices…)55%
$1,250 a month or less12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%
Over $3,333 a month55%
+107%

Jobs based in Potrero, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 56. 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.

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