Work & commute · Trinity

Work & commute in Trinity, CA

Most working residents leave Trinity for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Willow Creek (10%), Weaverville (8%) and Arcata (7%). Half commute less than 55 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 61 working residents

Typical commute

55 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

42%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 60 Trinity residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Trinity.

60live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

21work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Trinity goes to work

Willow Creek7.7 mi away

10%6

Weaverville32 mi away

8%5

Arcata29.4 mi away

7%4

Sacramento193.1 mi away

7%4

Hoopa16.9 mi away

5%3

Junction City24.5 mi away

5%3

Rocklin186.8 mi away

3%2

Santa Rosa173.5 mi away

3%2

Redway54.9 mi away

3%2

Salyer3.2 mi away

3%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

46%28

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

How far

How far Trinity commutes

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

15%

10%

23%

52%

15%Under 10 mi

10%10–24 mi

23%25–50 mi

52%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Trinity is a commuter town

0.36jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Trinity are

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

Jobs based in Trinity

22 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)86%

Trade, transport & utilities5%

Services (health, schools, offices…)9%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month14%

Over $3,333 a month86%

Jobs Trinity residents hold

61 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)11%

Trade, transport & utilities30%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less8%

$1,251–$3,333 a month48%

Over $3,333 a month44%

+267%

Jobs based in Trinity, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 22. 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.