Work & commute · Susanville

Work & commute in Susanville, CA

59% of Susanville’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Redding (2%), Johnstonville (2%) and Sacramento (1%). Half commute less than 7 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

59%

2,682 of 4,519 working residents

Typical commute

7 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

16 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 1,837 Susanville residents head out of town to work, 2,682 work right here, and 2,158 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Susanville.

1,837live here, work elsewhere

2,682live and work here

2,158work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Susanville goes to work

Susanville (in town)right here

59%2,682

Redding91.8 mi away

2%82

Johnstonville4.3 mi away

2%73

Sacramento136.5 mi away

1%62

Chico78.3 mi away

1%58

San Francisco227.1 mi away

1%40

Alturas73 mi away

1%38

Chester33.1 mi away

1%38

Janesville11.7 mi away

1%37

Santa Rosa176.5 mi away

1%29

Everywhere elseother towns and states

31%1,380

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

How far

How far Susanville commutes

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

64%

31%

64%Under 10 mi

2%10–24 mi

3%25–50 mi

31%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Susanville is balanced between jobs and homes

1.07jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.07 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Susanville are

4,840 jobs are based in Susanville. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Susanville’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Susanville

4,840 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)3%

Trade, transport & utilities11%

Services (health, schools, offices…)86%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month67%

Jobs Susanville residents hold

4,519 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)76%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month62%

−11%

Jobs based in Susanville, 2013 → 2023: 5,444 → 4,840. 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.