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Work & commute · Redding

Work & commute in Redding, CA

61% of Redding’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Anderson (3%), Chico (2%) and Red Bluff (2%). Half commute less than 4 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
61%
20,011 of 32,549 working residents
Typical commute
4 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
17 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
9%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 12,538 Redding residents head out of town to work, 20,011 work right here, and 22,488 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Redding.

12,538live here, work elsewhere
20,011live and work here
22,488work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Redding goes to work

AndersonRed BluffShasta LakeChicoSan FranciscoSacramentoReddingKeswickLake CaliforniaCentervillePalo CedroShastaCottonwoodWeavervilleHappy ValleyBella VistaAndersonChicoRed BluffShasta LakeSacramentoPalo CedroSan FranciscoWeavervilleCottonwoodRedding
1
Redding (in town)right here
61%20,011
2
Anderson9.1 mi away
3%1,088
3
Chico63.1 mi away
2%564
4
Red Bluff28.2 mi away
2%562
5
Shasta Lake7.4 mi away
2%558
6
Sacramento146.4 mi away
1%379
7
Palo Cedro6.1 mi away
1%283
8
San Francisco199.6 mi away
1%203
9
Weaverville31.7 mi away
0%162
10
Cottonwood12.7 mi away
0%149
Everywhere elseother towns and states
26%8,590

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

How far

How far Redding commutes

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

74%Under 10 mi
3%10–24 mi
4%25–50 mi
18%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Redding is balanced between jobs and homes

1.31jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.31 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Redding are

42,499 jobs are based in Redding. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Redding’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Redding

42,499 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)9%
Trade, transport & utilities17%
Services (health, schools, offices…)74%
$1,250 a month or less14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month29%
Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Redding residents hold

32,549 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)12%
Trade, transport & utilities18%
Services (health, schools, offices…)70%
$1,250 a month or less14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month30%
Over $3,333 a month57%
+8%

Jobs based in Redding, 2013 → 2023: 39,345 → 42,499. 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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