Work & commute · Ukiah

Work & commute in Ukiah, CA

About one in 3 of Ukiah’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Santa Rosa (5%), Willits (2%) and Talmage (1%). Half commute less than 3 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

39%

2,289 of 5,930 working residents

Typical commute

3 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 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 3,641 Ukiah residents head out of town to work, 2,289 work right here, and 6,179 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Ukiah.

3,641live here, work elsewhere

2,289live and work here

6,179work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Ukiah goes to work

Ukiah (in town)right here

39%2,289

Santa Rosa55.3 mi away

5%277

Willits19.5 mi away

2%140

Talmage2.4 mi away

1%76

San Francisco98.5 mi away

1%71

Lakeport16.9 mi away

1%62

Sacramento101.6 mi away

1%53

Healdsburg40.5 mi away

1%51

Cloverdale26.3 mi away

1%43

Petaluma69.8 mi away

1%39

Everywhere elseother towns and states

48%2,829

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

How far

How far Ukiah commutes

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

57%

28%

57%Under 10 mi

9%10–24 mi

6%25–50 mi

28%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Ukiah is balanced between jobs and homes

1.43jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.43 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Ukiah are

8,468 jobs are based in Ukiah. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Ukiah’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Ukiah

8,468 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)5%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)79%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month62%

Jobs Ukiah residents hold

5,930 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month60%

+23%

Jobs based in Ukiah, 2013 → 2023: 6,904 → 8,468. 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.