Work & commute · Samoa

Work & commute in Samoa, CA

Most working residents leave Samoa for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Eureka (37%), Arcata (22%) and McKinleyville (6%). Half commute less than 5 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 51 working residents

Typical commute

5 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

15 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

10%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 49 Samoa residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 104 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Samoa.

49live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

104work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Samoa goes to work

Eureka2.1 mi away

37%19

Arcata6.8 mi away

22%11

McKinleyville11.1 mi away

6%3

Manila2.9 mi away

4%2

Samoa (in town)right here

4%2

Trinidad17 mi away

2%1

Fortuna15.9 mi away

2%1

San Rafael215.4 mi away

2%1

West Sacramento210 mi away

2%1

Elk Grove223.1 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

18%9

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

How far

How far Samoa commutes

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

76%

14%

10%

76%Under 10 mi

14%10–24 mi

0%25–50 mi

10%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Samoa is a job hub

2.08jobs per working resident

A job hub

2.1 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Samoa are

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

Jobs based in Samoa

106 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)5%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)75%

$1,250 a month or less8%

$1,251–$3,333 a month61%

Over $3,333 a month31%

Jobs Samoa residents hold

51 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)67%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month47%

+147%

Jobs based in Samoa, 2013 → 2023: 43 → 106. 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.