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Work & commute · Rio Dell

Work & commute in Rio Dell, CA

Most working residents leave Rio Dell for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Eureka (21%), Fortuna (19%) and Scotia (10%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
7%
69 of 1,058 working residents
Typical commute
20 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
20 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
14%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 989 Rio Dell residents head out of town to work, 69 work right here, and 178 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Rio Dell.

989live here, work elsewhere
69live and work here
178work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Rio Dell goes to work

FerndaleRio DellFortunaArcataEurekaSacramentoScotiaBayviewRedwayMyrtletownHumboldt HillHydesvillePine HillsMcKinleyvilleEurekaFortunaScotiaArcataMcKinleyvilleRedwaySacramentoMyrtletownHydesvilleRio Dell
1
Eureka21.1 mi away
21%217
2
Fortuna6.5 mi away
19%196
3
Scotia1.3 mi away
10%103
4
Rio Dell (in town)right here
7%69
5
Arcata25.4 mi away
3%34
6
McKinleyville31.5 mi away
2%25
7
Redway30.2 mi away
2%18
8
Sacramento194 mi away
1%15
9
Myrtletown20.3 mi away
1%15
10
Hydesville4.6 mi away
1%15
Everywhere elseother towns and states
33%351

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

How far

How far Rio Dell commutes

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

41%Under 10 mi
29%10–24 mi
12%25–50 mi
18%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Rio Dell is a commuter town

0.23jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Rio Dell are

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

Jobs based in Rio Dell

247 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)8%
Trade, transport & utilities19%
Services (health, schools, offices…)73%
$1,250 a month or less19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month42%
Over $3,333 a month39%

Jobs Rio Dell residents hold

1,058 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)21%
Trade, transport & utilities19%
Services (health, schools, offices…)60%
$1,250 a month or less13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month32%
Over $3,333 a month55%
+8%

Jobs based in Rio Dell, 2013 → 2023: 228 → 247. 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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